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DES  MOINES 

Illustrated  Soln  enir. 

(^ — ^B^M- — ^ 

A  work  published  for  tlie  purpose  of  presenting  to  the  puhiic  in  an   artistic  and  attractive  manner 
some  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  the  Capital  City. 

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PUBLISHED  BY  THI-: 

Iowa  Historical  Illustratixt:  Co., 

....   Ol    ...    . 

DKS    MOINES.       -        -        -        IOWA. 

CHARLES  F.  WILCOX,  Manager.  p,    irpr 


EnTEBED  ACCOBD.f.0  TO  ACT  OF  CONORESS  DECEMBER    1  9,     I  395.    BY    CHARLES    F.     WILCOX.   IK   THE  OEEICE  OF  tHE   LIBRARIAN  0<    COMRiSS. 


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DES    MOINES: 

IOWA    PRINTING    COMPANY. 
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INTRODUCTION. 


'^N  presentino  our  [.ublication  t..  tl,c  public  wc  wish  to  express  our  appreciation  ol  the  l.cartv 
q)      support   whici,    the    pco,,lc   ot    Dcs    Moines   have   -iven    us   in  a  material  way.  and  also  bv 

words  of  commendation  ,inil  encoiua-emenl  expresse.l.  We  are  esi,ecially  indebted  to  the 
artists  and  engravers  of  the  city  tor  the  many  favors  shown  us,  as  they  have  done  all  in  their  power 
to  assist  us  in  making  our  work  a  success,  and  we  believe  the  quality  of  the  work  will  bear  us  out  in 
the  statement  tliat  Des  Moines  is  unusually  favored  in  this  res])ect. 

While  we  are  conscious  of  many  defects  and  imperfections  in  the  volume,  we  mi-lil  it  we  had 
the  benefit  of  our  own  criticism  on  the  work,  iniprove  it  in  many  respects,  but  we  trust  that  the 
work  as  a  whole  will  be  sufficiently  commenthible  so  that  suclv- inaccuracies  as  exist  will  be  over- 
looked, and  due  credit  given  us  for  the  effort  we  have  made  to  i)resent  to  the  pui)lic  a  volimie  which 
illustrates  and  describes  the  leading  features  of  the  Capital  City  of  Iowa. 

A  few  words  concerning  the  arrangement  of  the  engravings  ma\-  not  be  out  of  place  in  this 
connection.  Since  Des  Moines  is  the  Caiiital  of  the  State  and  since  its  progress  and  ad\  ancement  is 
due,  in  some  measure  to  that  fact,  we  thought  it  advisable  to  give  the  illustrations  of  the  Capitol 
building  the  first  place  in  the  book.  The  rest  of  the  views  are  arranged  princii)all\-  for  convenience, 
although  we  ha\e  tried  as  far  as  [iractical  to  give  the  public  buildings  and  institutions  more  prom- 
inence than  others. 


Des   Moines 


W  here  lolliiiL;  prairies  spread  alar 

Heneath  the  e\cr  chaiv^intj  skies, 


Where  ru<;^ed  hills  and  \alle\s  are 


And  iiioiiarchs  of  the  forest  rise: 
Where  sweeps  the  rivers'  iiiit;ht\'  llood 

H\-  cragt^y  cliffs  and  tlowerv  ilell, 
Where  Sacs  and  I"'oxes  once  ahodc, 

And  earl)-  settlers  tleit;iieil  to  dwell; 


The  ])ride  nf   Iowa  now  stands, 

Des  .Moines,  a  city  i^rand  and  fair. 
Miilst  boundless  wealth  of  fertile  lands. 

And  coal  depo.sits  rich  aiul  rare: 
W  here  manufactories  are  found 

J^-  which  man's  needs  are  all  su|)plied. 
Where  a\enues  of  trade  abound 

Which  stretch  afar  on  e\er\-  side. 


W'liere  Merchant  princes  can  supph- 

Tlie  best  that  all  the  world  affurds 
()f  nceilful  tIrnLjs  to  satisfy 

The  hiwly  poor  or  wealthy  hjrtis: 
W  here  niassi\e  binldin^>^s  toweriny  hiL;h 

l^])lirt  llieir  brick  aiul  L^ranite  walls, 
Where  taperiiiL;-  church  spires  pierce  the  s]<\-. 

And  towers  rise  o'er  palace  halls. 


Where  colleges  and  scjiools  dispense. 

The  lessons  neetlful  to  the  youth, 
Whereby  they're  gi\en  a  strong  defense, 

Directeil  in  the  paths  of  truth. 
Where  those  in  trouble  or  distress 

,\re  helped  along  their  cheerless  \va\-. 
Where  'tis  the  wish  of  all  to  bless 

.\nd  sni'joth  the  paths  of  whom  they  may. 


CAPITOL    BUILDING. 


SENATE    CHAMBER 


\\  here  on  the  sunii)'  e;islern  liill 

The  State  I  louse  erowns  tlie  wtir.ihoiis  whole, 
Whose  aielies  \  ast  and  eohmins  thrill 

With  li)\e  and  |)ii(le.  tile  adniirin;^  soul, 
"lis  here  within  those  niassi\e  walls 

Beneath  the  Ljilded  archinL;  i.lonie 
( )ur  Solons  wise  enact  the  law  s 

Which  bless  the  conmionwealtli  and  home.         ^ 


A  city  Ljrand  to  conteni])latc. 

A  city  C|neenly.  stroni;  and  lair, 
The  noblest  jiower  of  all  the  Stale, 

With  which  no  other  can  compare. 
Then  let  the  silken  banners  i)la\-, 

Let  ever\-  fiat;  be  wide  unfurled. 
"Des  Moines,  the  pride  of  Iowa, 

■•The  t^arden  s|Kit  of  all  the  worhll" 


Ch.\k[.i:s   1-".  Wii.iD.x. 


Around  and   About  thr   Capitol  Grounds   Forty  Years   Ago. 

3N  l(Si;^  the  L;rouncI  now  occupied  b\-  Iowa's  niaL;nificent  State  Capitol  and  tiie  Soldiers' 
Monument  was  a  great  forest  co\ered  uitli  timber  and  unilerhrusii.  I  lie  lars;e  trees  were 
onk.  ash,  elm,  walnut,  hicl<or\',  cherr\'  antl  linn:  some  six  or  se\en  of  the  smaller  ones  remain, 
as  relics,  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Capitol  t^roinuis.  Ilie  underliriish  was  \ery  <lense, 
comp/osetl  of  the  red  haw  or  thorn  a])ple,  ironwooti,  wiltl  gooselierries,  briars  ami  hazelbriish. 
The  land  was  owned  1)_\-  Harrison  L_\-on  anil  W.  A.  Scott. 

The  commissi(Ui  to  locate  permanent  grounds  for  the  .State  Capitol  selected  ten  acri's  on  a 
prominence  o\erlookini;  the  Des  Moines  and  Raccoon  ri\ers  to  the  west.  Ibirrison  l,\on  and  W.  A. 
.Scott  donatini.;  the  same  to  the  State.  Mr.  I. yon  surrentlerini^  his  new  house  ami  homesteati  that  he 
liad  erected  two  \ears  before  near  the  corner  of  the  Capitol  Inultlin;..;  that  is  now  occu])ietl  1;\  the 
suijreme  judt^cs  and  the  supreme  court  room. 


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S^! 


THE    HOUSE  OF    REPRESENTATIVES. 


SUPREME    COURT    CHAMBER 


In  May  1S56  the  land  was  platted  and  the  streets  and  alleys  were  made  to  correspond  with 
the  Capitol  i^ronnds.  Walnut  and  Locust  streets  were  named  to  correspond  with  streets  of  the 
same  name  on  the  west  side  of  the  ri\cr.  Our  now  (jrand  .\\cnue.  on  the  north  side  of  grounds, 
was  first  named  Keokuk;  it  led  up  from  the  old  I'^loat  bridge  on  the  river,  over  the  hill  through  the 
timber  in  the  direction  of  the  cit\'  of  Ket)kuk.  Some  of  the  earl\-  settlers  claim  that  it  was  nameii 
in  honor  of  "Keokuk,"  the  old  Indian  chief.  Some  fifteen  years  later  its  name  was  changcil  to 
Sycamore  to  correspond  with  Sycamore  street  on  the  west  side  of  the  ri\cr.  In  1886  tlie  city 
council  changed  the  name  to  "(irand  .\\inue,"  and  extended  the  same  from  the  State  Fair  (irounds 
on  the  east  to  the  western  limits  of  tiie  city.  In  i8;7  the  underbrush  and  small  trees  were  grubbed 
out  of  the  Capitol  Square  uniler  the  su])erintentiency  ot  tiie  lion.  .Stewart  (joodrell. 

In  iS;S  the  .State  .Square,  as  it  was  then  caileti,  hail  a  substantial  pine  boartl  fence  i)uilt 
around  it  with  stiles  over  it  at  each  corner  antl  in  the  center  of  each  side  to  correspond  with  tiie 
streets.  It  was  a  beautiful  park,  with  a  fine  well  of  water  near  tjie  center  on  the  north  side,  l-.lijah 
Sells,  then   Secretar\- of    State.   pro\i<Kd  a  large  number  of    good,  solid   walnut    benches,  and   liie 


citizens  of  Des  Moines  built  a  large  pavilion  near  the  center  of  the  grounds  whicli  answereii  as  a 
speaker's  stand.  During  the  summer  months  churcii  meetings,  Sabbath  schools  ant!  political  meet- 
ings were  held  in  this  beautiful  park.  In  September  1859,  an  e.\traordinar\-  meeting  was  held;  one 
that  will  never  be  forgotten  by  our  early  settlers.  It  was  held  one  pleasant  moonlight  night.  There 
were  some  fifteen  hundred  Indians  in  camp  out  on  Four-Mile  creek.  I'.lijah  .Sells,  Secretary  of 
State,  and  John  VV.  Jones,  Treasurer  of  State,  made  arrangements  with  their  chiefs  and  bra\es  to  come 
to  the  Capitol  Square  and  give  a  genuine  Indian  war-dance  in  full  costume.  The  Indians  came,  painted 
in  a  most  hideou.s  manner,  with  feathers  in  their  hair,  bells  on  their  moccasins,  knives  in  their  belts, 
and  trophies  which  they  had  won  in  battle  lumg  around  their  botlies;  their  music  was  the  pouniling 
of  a  tom-tom  without  any  variations.  The  crowd  of  citizens  was  immense.  The  warriors  ilanced 
and  danced  and  jimiped  stiff-legged  with  their  heads  sometimes  up  and  sometimes  tlown.  .Sells  and 
]ones  would  take  up  a  collection  every  now  and  then  and  give  it  to  the  bra\es,  and  then  the\-  would 
dance  again.  Their  rules  of  dancing  were  not  in  accordance  with  Tha\er  or  Morand,  but  the\- 
seemed    to  enjo\'   it  immensely  and  so  did  their  audience.      Jones  and  .Sells   were    both   asked  to 


GOVERNORS   RECEPTION    ROOM. 


participate  but  tlic\   dccliiietl  the  iioiior.     About  luidiiiLjlU  tiio  ueiiil  scene  came  to  an  entl,  but  c\cr 
to  hv  remembered. 

The  first  iioiise  built  east  of  Ninth  street  was  a  iot^  cal)iii  by  Ilarrison  Lyon  iii  i.Sj;i,  on  tlie 
Go\  ernor's  Square,  corner  of  Walker  and  Thirtcentli  streets.  I  lis  second  house  was  tlie  one  referred 
to  in  tiic  Capitol  j^rounds.  In  1S37  he  built  the  I,\-on  homestead,  which  still  stantls  on  east  Grand 
.\\eiuie  between  Kle\enth  and  Twelfth  streets.  The  little  old  cottatje  of  Cherry  Place  was  built  in 
I,S;S  by  Will.  Webster  and  purchased  b\-  Isaac  Hrandt  in  April.  1859.  lie  named  it  "Cherry  I'lace" 
from  the  fact  tliat  manv  u  ild  cherry  trees  were  on  the  lots  and  near  b\'.  I  )ne  of  the  oriijiiial  trees 
still  stands  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street  in  the  door-\ard  of  the  nice  residence  recent!)-  sold  by 
the  1  loll.  j.  A.  r.  Hull  to  the  Rev.  Layton.  Mr.  Hrandl,  soon  after  i)urchasing  Clierr_\-  Place, 
removed  all  the  native  trees  and  planted  in  their  stead  many  of  the  choicest  varieties  of  cherry  trees, 
which  annually  \ield  an  abundance  of  this  choice  and  beautiful  fn;it.  In  iSSS  Mr.  Brandt  i)uilt  his 
palatial  residence  ami  finished  it  on  the  inside  larijely  with  cherry,  which  m  d<es  it  in  fact  a  "Cherry 
Place." 


Tlie  first  act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Iowa,  for  the  building  of  a  new  Capitol  building, 
one  that  would  com]3ort  with  the  dignit)-  of  the  State,  was  passed  April  6,  1 868. 

Under  this  act  the  "Census  Board "  were  authorized  to  procure  plans  and  specifications. 
Many  plans  were  submitted,  and  from  the  liest  of  these  Messrs.  Cochrane  and  l'i([uenard  were  com- 
missioned to  prepare  a  plan  better  suited  to  the  wants  of  the  .State  than  an\-  one  submitted. 

.April  \ ^,  1870,  a  law  was  passed  creating  the  original  Board  of  Capitol  Commissioners,  and 
under  their  super\ision  the  cellar  was  excavated  antl  most  of  the  foundation  walls  were  built,  and 
on  Thursday,  Xovember  23,  1871,  the  corner  stone  was  laid  with  appropriate  ceremonies,  partici- 
])ated  in  by  various  State,  military,  and  civil  organizations  and  societies,  besides  man}'  distin- 
guished citizens  from  abroad. 

The  corner  stone  is  seven  feet  long,  three  feet  wide  and  three  feet  tiiick,  and  was  made  from 
a  "prairie  boultler  "  procured  in  l-iuchanan  county. 

By  an  act  of  the  General  Assembl)-,  dated  .\pril  10,  187J,  the  Board  of  Capitol  Commissioners 
were  reorganized  with  the  Govcrnov  f.r-offfe/o  as  president,  and  the  following  gentlemen  as  members: 


GOVERNORS    PRIVATE    OFFICE 


AUDITOR  S    OFFICE, 


Messrs.  lo'hn  (i.  I-"oote,  o(  Hurlin<iton;  Matiirin  1..  Fisher,  ol  I'arincrsburgli;  Peter  A.  lJe\-,  and  R.  S. 
I'"iiil<l>ine.  of  Iowa  Cit\-. 

When  tliis  hoard  first  ori,rani/.ed,  tlic>-  aj)pointed  A.  11.  I'i<nienard.  of  Sprint^field,  Illinois,  sole 
architect,  and  (.eneral  I-'.d.  Wriijht  as  .Secretar>-  of  the  Hoard.  Thc.\-  also  made  .Mr.  R.  .S.  I-'inkbine 
superintendent  of  construction,  and  Mr.  Jolin  d.  I-"oote,  sui)erintendent  of  finance. 

'I  his  ori,Mnization  was  preserved  to  the  completion  of  tlie  l)uildint,r,  except  so  f.ir  as  death 
renioxed  its  members.  In  November,  1S76,  Mr.  I'iq.ienard,  the  architect,  died,  and  the  following 
Januar\-  Messrs.  Hell  and  Hackney,  two  \t)uni;  men  who  h.iil  been  in  the  emplo\-  of  .Mr.  I'iquenard 
in  this  work,  were  selected  to  carr_\- out  the  orit^'inal  dcsiL,Mi  in  its  true  spirit.  On  tlie  fifth  day  of 
FebruaiN,  rS;.,.  .Mr.  Fisher  was  removed  from  tlie  board  i)\-  dealii.  and  Mr.  Cyrus  I'oreman,  of 
Usaye,  was  a])[)oiiited  in  iiis  place 

The  first  act  of  this  board  was  to  remove  the  orii.;inal  foundation,  which  was  found  to  l)e 
dctecti\e.  and  reijlace  it  with  more  substantial  material.  Tiiis  was  done  at  an  expense  of 
S5j.352.76. 


After  that  time  tlie  work  prot^ressed  slowly  on  account  of  the  small  appropriations  each  year, 
but  without  material  interruption.  (  )ne  of  the  L,neatest  troubles  the  board  and  architects  had  to 
contend  with  was  the  selection  of  Iniildinsjj  stone  that  woukl  stand  the  action  of  time  in  this  climate. 

A  noticeable  feature  is  the  clean,  business-like  manner  in  which  the  construction  of  the 
Capitol  was  conducted,  as  there  was  not  a  dollar  of  mone\-  misajjpropriated  durint,'  the  course  of  its 
construction.  The  board  was  continued  until  July,  iSS6,  at  which  time  their  term  of  office  expired 
by  order  of  the  Twenty-first  Cjcneral  Assembly.  The  Twenty-third  General  Assembly  appropriated 
$12,500  for  gradin^r  and  improvint^' the  i^rounds,  which  was  completed  in  the  summer  of  1894. 

It  was  the  desire  of  the  board  to  procure  all  of  the  stone,  as  well  as  other  materials  when 
practicable,  within  the  borders  of  the  .State,  but,  after  a  \ain  search  through  the  various  quarries,  it 
was  deemed  best  to  go  elsewhere  to  procure  the  huge  blocks  which  make  its  walls. 

The  original  design  for  the  main  cornice  and  the  domes  was  to  make  them  of  cast  and  sheet 
iron,  but  with  the  consent  of  the  General  Assenibl\-  these  were  changed  to  stone,  covering  only  the 
hemispherical  portion  with  metal,  and  this  is  of  very  heavy  copper,  which  is  as  durable  as  time. 


TREASURER'S  OFFICE. 


SECRETARY    OF   STATES    OFFICE. 


Tlie  i);iititions  arc  all  ot  hiick  or  iithcr  fire  \nou\  material,  ami  liic  Hours  are  made  with  iron 
beams  and  brick  arches,  with  either  an  encaustic  tile  or  wood  coverin;^. 

The  rooms  are  all  warmed  with  steam,  with  both  direct  and  indirect  radiation,  from  a  batter\- 
of  seven  lart^^e  boilers  located  in  a  buildint;  across  the  street  on  the  north  side,  and  the  rooms  are 
ventilated  In-  exhausting;-  the  air  tlucts  built    in  the  wails. 

The  root  is  made  of  iron  frame  work,  covered  with  porous  terr,-i  cotta  and  slate  laid  in 
cen-ient  mortar. 

The  corridor  floors  are  all  made  of  encaustic  tile  laid  in  \-er\-  rich  i)atterns.  and  the  wainscot- 
insjs  of  the  corridors  and  all  the  princip.d  rooms  of  both  the  office  ;ind  second  story  are  made  of 
domestic  and  foreii,'n  marbles.  The  lari^e  columns  in  the  House  and  Senate  and  those  in  tile  upper 
part  of  the  dome  are  made  of  scagliola,  not  because  it  is  a  ■•clua|)"  luntation  of  marble,  but  because 
it  is  an  imitation  as  good  as  marble  and  better  suited  to  the  ])l.-ices  where  used. 

The  grand  stairway  is  made  of  marble  on  an  iron  frame  work,  while  the  other  staiiways  are 
all  of  iron. 


The  legislati\e  portion  of  the  buikliiii^  was  completed  and  dedicateil  to  its  future  use  on  the 
17th  day  of  Januar)-,  1884,  and  the  Twentieth  General  Assembly  held  its  deliberations  in  the 
sj)acious  halls  provided  foi*this  purpose. 

A  short  time  after  this  the  \aluable  collection  of  books  in  the  State  Library  were  nio\etl  into 
the  large  rooms  provided  for  them,  and  (jovernor  Sherman  occupied  temporary  quarters  in  two  of 
the  committee  rooms  on  the  secontl  floor. 

KINDS  OF  STONE  AND  WHERE   PROCURED. 

The  foundation  stones  are  principally  from  the  "  Hear  Creek  "  and  "  W'interset  '  ijuarries  in 
this  State. 

The  basement  stone  is  from  the  Iowa  Cit}'  quarries. 

The  buff  colored  stone  in  the  superstructure  is  from  .St.  (iene\"ie\e,  Missouri,  and  the  "blue 
stone"  is  from  Carroll  count)-,  Missouri. 

The  granite  in  the  base  course  was  partialis"  procvired  troni  "  prairie  boulders"  in  ISuchanan 
county,  but  the  dark  colored  nieces  are  from  Sauk  Rapids,  Minnesota. 


CUSTODIANS    OFFICE 


View  from   First  Floor 


VIEW    OF    ROTUNDA. 


View  from  Second  Floor 


The  outside  steps  ami  ]>latl.)rms  are  the  "  Forest  City"  stone,  near  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The 
rails  are  the  .Saul<  Rapids  t,M-anite. 

The  ])ilasters  and  piers  in  the  interior  ol  basement  are  troin  Ananiosa.  in  this  State,  and 
Leniniit,  Illinois. 

-Ml  the  columns,  piers,  and  pilasters  in  the  corridors  of  first  story  are  from  I.emont,  Illinois. 

The  red  "rranite  columns  in  the  secontl  st  jry  are  from  Iron  Mountain,  Missouri.  The  dark 
colored  j^nanite  in  base  and  cap  of  pedestals,  is  from  .Sauk  Rapids,  Minnesota,  while  the  carved 
capitals,  ])ilasters  and  piers  are  of  Lemont  stone. 

KINDS  OF  MARBLE  AND  WHERE   FROCURED. 


"  ( )lil   Feimessee  " 

Knoxville, 

1  lol.-tein  Ri\er, 

(;ien  Falls, 


DOME.STIC. 

troni  Tennessee  .Moriah, 

"  \'ir^inia, 

"  "  Iowa  Coral 

"     New  ^■ork 


from     \'ermont 

New  \'ork 

from  Charles  Citv,  Iowa 


FOREIGN. 


Mexican  On}-x. 
Lisbon, 
Sienna, 
Verona  Red, 
Statuary  White, 
\'eined, 
Italian  I)i>\  c, 
Alps  (ireen, 

Langueduc, 
Rose  Vif, 
Roiii^e  (ireotte, 
tireotte  Renaissance, 


from  Mexico 

Spain 

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France 


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I'^ermosa, 

Boni^ord, 

Belgian  Black, 

Bardiglio,  -  _  - 

Brocatelle, 

Lex^anto, 

juan  Fleure, 

Kilkenny  Green, 

X'ictoria   Red, 

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Ireland 


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INTERIOR   VIE"^   OF    STATE   LIBRRAY-FROM   NORTH  GALLERY. 


GENERAL   DIMENSIONS. 


Length  North  and  South,  inclndinjj  porticos.  363  ft      S  in. 
East  and  West, 
"        North  and  South  fronts. 
East  and  West 
Width  East  and  West  through  Arcades, 
Height  to  top  of  main  cornice. 
Balustrade. 
■■  ■'  Siybolate, 

*'  '■  Dome  Balcony. 

"  ■•  Lantern, 

'•  '■  Ball  above  Lantern. 

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246  ft 

1 1  in. 

■75  f' 

1 18  ft 

8  in 

100  ft 

10  in. 

92  ft 

8  in. 

99  ft 

S  in. 

I  14  ft 

2  in. 

219  ft 

I  in. 

249  ft 

250  ft. 

275  fl 

Height  to  top  of  Small  Domes, 
Height  of  Basement  Story, 
"    Office  Story, 
■'       "    Second  Story. 
•    Third  Story, 


152  ft. 

13  ft.  I  in 

23  ft.  9  in. 

22  fl.  9  in. 

20  ft.  9  in. 


From  Office  floor  to  First  Balcony  in  Dome,   101  ft.     6  in. 

Second     "  "  153  ft.    2  in. 

Canopy.  175  ft.     5  in. 

The  Rotunda  is  in  Diameter,  -  ■        65  ft.     (S  in. 

The  Exterior  diameter  of  L'ome  is         -  Soft 

The  House  of  Kepresentalives  is  74x91  ft.  4  in.  .\  47  ft.  9  in. 
The  Senate  Chamber,  58  fl.xgi  fl.  4  in.  x  41  ft.  9  in. 


LOCATION   OF   ROOMS  AND  OFFICES. 

Staiuiiny  in  the  bascniL-nt  Ijcncatli  the  dome  ami  facins;  south,  the  tirst  office  to  the  ri^^lit  is 
that  of  the  State  Lalior  Conimissioiici-.  the  second,  the  State  Mine  Inspector,  and  hist  t)n  tlie  same 
side  is  foiuul  the  Iowa  State  lioaixl  of  Health:  and  from  the  same  place  of  obser\-ation  and  lookintr 
S(.)uth  the  first  door  to  the  left  (jpens  into  tlie  State  I'liarmacy  Commissioner's  office,  the  Seconal  to 
the  apartment  of  the  Hairy  Commissioner,  and  the  third  j^ixes  the  \isitor  access  to  the  Historical 
Department  of  the  State,  where  ma\'  be  found  a  i;reat  many  historical  and  interestint^'  relics  rcpre- 
scntiiiL;"  the  L;"ro\\th  and  de\elopnient  of  the  State. 

Then  looking-  north  from  the  same  place  will  be  founil,  Ijy  enterint;  throiiL;h  the  first  door  to 
the  riLjht,  the  .State  Land  Commission,  and  the  second  office  on  the  same  side  is  that  of  the  .State 
Horticultural  Societ}-;  on  the  left  hand  side  the  first  office  is  that  of  the  clerk  of  the  K.xecutive 
Council,  and  the  second  is  th,U  nf  the  ( i.  .\.  R.  heatlipiarters,  ami  the  third  is  the  department  of  the 
(jeoloLfical  .Sur\e\-. 


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Second,  or  ( Jfilcc  Story.  Staiul  in  tlic  rotunda  tacin--  the  t;rand  stairwaj  .  First  door  to  llu- 
lett  IS  the  Custodian  and  Commissioner  of  Labor:  tirst  to  the  rij^rht,  elevator:  second.  Horticultural 
Societ\-:  tace  to  tin-  rij^lil.  iookiii^r  south,  tirst  door  to  the  left  is  Attorney  (leneral's  office:  second, 
State  Trcasur\-  I  )ei)artnH-nt :  thir.i.  Siiiierintendent  ol'  I'uMic  Instruction:  first  to  the  ri.Ljht  is  the 
Governor's  [)ri\ate  office:  second.  Clerk's  office:  third.  Auditor  of  State.  Face  to  the  riijlil. 
lookino  west,  first  door  to  the  left  is  Cjo\ernor's  l'ri\ate  Secretar_\-:  secoiul,  (Governor's  reception 
room:  to  the  rij^hl  is  Secretarv  of  State's  suite  of  rooms.  I.ookint,'  to  the  nurth,  the  first  and  second 
doors  to  the  left  are  the  Supreme  Court  rooms:  third.  isjudi;es'  private  consultation  room. 
On  the  ri>,dit,  second  door,  is  the  Clerk  of  the  Sui)reme  Court:  third.  Railroad  Commissioners; 
fourth,  .\t.;iicultural  Societ\'. 

I'assiiii;-  up  the  j^raiid  slairuay,  on  the  ri!..;ht  is  the  hall  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  and 
ojjposile  it,  to  the  south,  is  the  .Senate  Chamber,  which  is  5IS  feet  b\'  gi  feet  4  inches,  ami  41 
feet  9  inches  high.  It  is  lij;hted  In-  tue  lari,a-  windows  on  each  side:  has  a  gallery  in  each  eiul 
lor  spectators,  and  is  lighted  b\-  four  large  chandeliers.      The  wainscoting  is  of  marble,  but  the  large 


columns  are  a  hue  specimen  ol  sca^liula  wm-K-.  Tlie  tiiiish  is  all  nt  mahoLjanx-.  The  walls  arc 
elegantly  deconited  with  frescoes,  inclmlin-  some  \er_\-  fine  figure  work  representing  Industr}-,  Law, 
Agriculture,  I'eace,   ilistory,  .iiul  lonimerce. 

liack  of  the  Senate  Chaniher  is  the  Lieutenant  (  Kjvernor's  suite  of  rooms,  clerks'  rooms  and 
committee  r(.oms,  all  hnished  and  furm-hed  in  keeping  with  the  uses  for  which   the_\-  are  emplo\ed. 

In  the  north  wing  is  Ihe  House  of  l\epresentati\es,  which  is  74  feet  by  gl  feet  4  inches, 
and  47  leet  6  inches  high.  It  is  larger  than  the  Sen.ite  Chamljcr,  hut  ilesigned  to  correspond 
with  It  in  other  respects.  The  finish  and  furniture  of  this  room  are  of  black  walnut,  with  marble 
wainscoting.  ihe  frescoing  is  of  a  brighter  tone,  and  instead  of  the  allegorical  paintings  w  hicli 
decorate  the  Senate  ceiling,  there  h,rs  lieen  iiitroducetl  here  the  portraits  of  the  following  persons: 
Presidents,  Washington  and  Lincoln;  (jo\ernors,  Robert  Lucas  and  James  W.  (jrimes;  [ustices  of 
the  Supreme  Court,  Caleb  H.ddwin  and  Ch.irles  Mason:  Speakers  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
Rush  Clark  and  James  1'.  Carlton;  (,ener,ds.  .\|.  AL  Crocker  and  S.  R.  Curtis. 

There  arc  one  hundred  desks  ftir  members  of  the  House,  and  fift\-  for  members  of  the  Senate. 


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Hack  ut  the  House  ol  Rcpicsciitatixcs  arc  rooms  lor  tlic  speaker,  clerks,  and  committees. 

The  Library  is  situated  in  the  west  wiu;^  and  is  52  feet  6  inches  In-  loS  feet  4  inches, 
and  44  leet  9  inches  hi;^ii.  It  is  Iniisht-d  in  ,isii  and  chestnut,  witli  marble  vvainscutinf(  antl 
pilasters,  and  lias  an  encaustic  tile  floor.  The  re  are  now  about  60,000  volumes  in  the  library,  but  it 
is  desitjned  to  meet  tlu-  wants  ol  man\-  years,  and  will  accommodate  150,000  \olumes  without 
crowdins.;".       In  tin.'  i-ast  wini;  is  the  le;_;'islati\  e  post-office  and  committee  rooms. 

ITEMS. 

The  builtliiiL;  covers  fS.iS^o  square  li'et  ol  ground.  The  L;irtli  ol'  the  ovitside  wall  is  1,300  feet. 
The  total  lenL;th.  iGj  feet  S  inches,  and  the  total  width  is  246  feet  11  inches.  Tlie  height  to  top 
of  the  dome  is  2J^  feet.  There  are  v;S  ste|)s  Irom  the  i^rouiul  up  to  the  dome  platform  or  lookout. 
There  are  J't^j  yards  of  carpet  in  the  ."senate  t'h.imber  and  994  yards  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentati\'es.  There  are  twenty-nine  kinds  of  m.irble  in  the  buiklin<:;.  The  kinds  of  wood  emploxxnl 
in  the  buildiiiL;"  are:  ash,  red  oak.  white  oak,  black  walnut.  Ijutternut,  chestnut,  cherry,  mahoj^any, 
pojilar,  N'ellow  pine,  white  pine  and  catalpa.  Cost  of  the  buikliiii;  to  lul\'  1.  i.S.'s;,  Sj.^K.!  70.S7. 
Cost  of  furniture  to  |ul\-  I,  1885,  §82,789.89. 


STATUARY. 

]5eginning   with    north    nf   Libran-  door:   History,  Science.  Law.  Fame.  Literature,  Indiistr\-. 
Peace.  Commerce,  A<,'riciiiture,  Victory,  Truth  and  Progress. 

The  first  door  to  the  left  as  you  enter  the  Senate  Chamber  is  the  entrance  to  tiie  stairwa\- 
leading  to  the  dome. 

All  the  rooms  on  third  floor  are  committee  rooms,  of  which  there  are  twent_\--nine  in  number. 

The  dome  is  covered  with  a  gold  leaf,  at  a  cost  of  $3,500. 

The  pictures  on  the  ceiling  of  the  Sujjreme  Court  room  are  of  the  type  of  the  Crreek 
Mytholog)-. 

No.  I.  North  end,  the  leading  figure,  Justice  on  her  throne.  To  her  left  stands  Colundjia, 
ever  ready  to  sustain  her  decisions  by  word  or  deed.  The  figure  to  the  right  of  Justice  rejoices  that 
the  decision  is  in  her  favor.  The  sitting  figure  on  the  right  denotes  sorrow  as  the  decision  is 
rendered  against  her,  but  is  content  when  she  fintls  by  examining  the  law  that  the  decision  is 
according  to  law.     To  the  left  is  a  mothei  explaining  to  her  son  the  laws. 


No.  2.  C()Iiiml)ia  icij;niiii;-  on  lu-r  llironc.  Above  the  (llobc.  in  unity  with  tlu-  (ioddcss  of 
Justice,  tlie  patrons  of  tiie  State  come  to  \y.iy  tlieni  their  lionii<re,  bi-inj^in;^  with  them  little  chiklreii. 
uliich  rei)resent  liie  reiritories.  low.i,  \\lio  is  a  special  favorite  in  Coiimibia's  houseliold,  is  seen 
sitting  on  the  ste|)s  of  the  llnoiie  with  club  and  coal  of  arms,  c\-er  read)-  to  defend  her  friend,  Ithe 
I'nion  1  Columbia,  in  case  of  need.  In  front  of  the  throne  is  chiseled  in  everlaslin;^  rock  the 
memoiial  date  1 776.  the  foundation  of  the  republic.  The  .Vmerican  I^aj^lc  is  proudly  soarin;.^  over 
all.  holding;  in  his  talons  the  historical  emblem  and  in  his  beak  a  streamer  on  which  i-  iiwcribeil, 
"A'    I'liiiihna  I  nil  III." 

No.  ^.  lustice  ami  Peace  represented  as  ruliuLj  o\'er  the  land,  brini^'ini;  prosperity  and  plent}', 
culture  and  happiness:  while  on  the  other,  Rel)ellion  is  restrained  and  smitten  down  Ijy  Justice's 
stroUL;' arm  iCleneral  (iranti. 

No.  4  re])resents  (  eres,  the  (joddcss  of  As^riculture. 

The  small  pictures  are  simpl\- agricidtmal   scenes,  by  I-"ritz   Melzer.  Berlin,  (iermanv. 


ISAAC  L.  HILLIS— Mayor  ol  Dcs  Moines 


JAMES   H.  FORD -Chief  of  Police 


Mk.  J.  II.  loKD,  chief  ()t  the  police  department,  \v:is  horn  in  Cambrids,fc.  Ohio,  in  1849.  His 
I)arcnts  came  t.,  Iowa  in  '54.  and  located  at  I^nrlinnton.  Mr.  Ford  has  resided  in  Des  .Moines 
for  ten  years  and  had  been  en.t^raged  in  the  mercantile  business  until  a  little  more  than  a  year 
a,<ro  when  he  accepted  the  chielship  of  police  at  the  hands  of  mayor  Ililjis.  Of  his  official  life 
nothin.i,r  need  be  said,  as  with  that  every  Des  Moiner  is  f.imiliar.  The  same  staunch  inte<,rrity 
that  made  him  successful  in  private  life,  was  carried  into  his  public  labors  and  to  this,  coupled 
with  level-hendedness  and  the  proper  instinct,  may  be  accredited  the  freedom  from  \  ice  and 
lawlessness    now    enjoyed  bv  the  lart^est  city  in  the   state. 

Mavok  Hums  was  born  in  Madison,  Indiana,  January  23  1853.  His  father's  name  was 
William  C.  Ililhs.  hi  1S63  he  removed  to  northeast  Missouri,  where  Mayor  Hillis  received  his 
education,  cnterin;.,'  La  (iraUL^e  C'olle;.,re  at  se\enleen  years  of  age  and  .<(raduatin<j  at  the  a<rc  of 
twenty-one  ;is  the  valedictorian  of  his  class.  He  tlicn  spent  one  year  as  instructor  in  the  college, 
one  year  as  princi|)al  of  a  school  in  Keokuk  .ind  two  ye. us  as  principal  of  the  Hast  Des  Moines 
High  .School  after  which  time  he  resinrned  and  went  to  .\nn  .\rbor.  Michigan,  where  he  received  his 
education  in  l.iw.  In  iXSo  he  wa^  married  to  .Miss  Cora  Bussey,  of  New  Orleans,  and  came  north 
to  live  but  had  to  retiu-n  south  on  account  of  the  hitter's  ill  health,  where  thc\  remained  for 
two  \ears  when  they  a^raj,,  came  north  and  settled  in  Des  Moines,  where  Mayor  Hillis  engaged  in 
the  abstract  business  in  the  Pioneer  Abstract  office,  of  which  he  is  the  owner.  J'"or  the  past  five 
years  he  has  L;i\en  more  time  to  law  business  and  real  estate.  In  politics  .Mr.  Hillis  lias  alwavs 
been  a  staunch  Republican  and  an  active  worker,  having  served  as  ])resident  of  the  (iarfield 
Republic.m  Clul)  and  |)ermancnt  chairman  of  the  I'olk  count)'  convention  in  i.Sg2,  and  did  some 
efificient  campaign  work  in  behalf  of  Jackson  in  the  Jackson-Hoies  campaign,  in  which  he  shovvetl 
unusual  oratorical  powers.  In  i,S94  he  was  elected  as  maj'or  of  Des  Moines  and  has  been  a  wise, 
honest  and  fearless  mavor,  e\  er  v  igilant  and  zealous  in  the  interests  of  the  people. 


Location!   of   Dks   Moinks. 


'\  ^I'.S   ]\I()1XES,  the  capital  of  the  State  of   Iowa,  and  count)'  !-eat  of   I'olk  county,  is  situateil  at 
(5""  the  confluence  of  the  Raccoon  with  the   I  Jc'^   Moines  river,  and  near  tiie  L;eoL;r.ii)hical  center 

of  the  State.  It  is  distant  tlirce  hundretl  anil  fift\'-eiy"ht  miles  west  Ironi  ('hicat;(i.  three  hundred 
and  si.xty  north  from  St.  Louis,  two  lumdred  and  nintty-se\en  south  from  St.  I'aul.  two  hundred  and 
si.\t_\-si.\  north  and  a  little  east  from  Kansas  City,  aiul  one  hundred  ami  forty-li)ur  e.ist  from 
( )maha,  the  latter  beiiiLj  the  onl\-  city  within  two  lumdretl  miles  ap[)roachinL;'  it  in  si/e. 

The  situation  of  Des  Aloines.  as.  to  commercial  ad\antaL;es,  compares  huurahly  with  any  city 
in  Iowa.  .MthouLjh  it  has  no  river  na\i;4ation  like  cities  alon;.;  the  eastein  border,  yet  its  location 
is  central  in  the  midst  of  a  large  area  imocciipied  b_\"  any  ri\al  cit}'.  ami  in  i_)ne  ol  the  richest 
aoriciiltm'al  districts  in  the  countr\-.  and  beini;  the  leidiuL;  railroad  center  of  the  State,  this  is  no 
trreat  disadvaiitaiiLre  to  its  commerci.d  interests. 


DES  MOINES  FEDERAL  BUILDING 


FIRST  POST-OFFICE  BUILDING  IN  DES  MOINES. 


EDWARD  H.  H'JNTER-Postmaster  of  Dcs  Moines  in  i8g6. 


THOMAS  K    BROOKS— First  Postmaster  of  Des  Moines,   1S46. 


i:.\RL\'  HISTORY  Ol-  I)i:s  M()IM-:s. 
Like  iiiaiiN-  western  cities,  the  origin  anil  loundatiun  of  tlie  city  ol'  Des  Moines  was  a  fort, 
erected  by  the  i,'ovcrnmcnt  in  an  Indian  country.  This  fort  was  bnilt  in  1X4;,  by  Capt.  lames  Allen, 
and  was  called  Fort  Des  Moines  from  its  situation  ..n  the  Des  Moines  river.  The  name  was  also 
for  some  time  attached  to  the  straggling  frontier  village,  which  graduall\-  grew  up  .arountl  the 
garrison.  The  e.\i)edition  for  the  erection  of  the  fort  came  up  the  Des  M,,in.s  riverfront  Fort 
Sanford  and  arrived  on  the  gth  of  May,  1S4;,,  with  a  small  detachment  ,M  L  ,med  states  troops  on 
board  the  steamer  Inxi;.  This  was  the  first  steamer  that  ever  ascended  the  Des  Moines  as  far  north 
as  the  present  ca[)ital  of  Iowa.  Fffecting  a  landing  at  what  is  now  the  foot  of  Court  .\veniie,  the 
troops  and  nnlilary  stores  were  disembarked,  and  Cajit.  .Mien  returned  with  the  steamer  to  Fort 
.Sanford  to  bring  the  rest  ol  the  soldiers  and  sui)plies.  The  full  garrison,  when  the\-  arrived,  consisted 
of  one  hundred  and  tueiu\  -live  officers  and  men.  The  errection  of  the  fort  was  at  once  commenced, 
which  soon  reared  its  log  p.disades  near  the  mouth  of  the  Raccoon,  at  its  confluence  with  the  Ues 
.Moines.       Ihe    barracks    were    built    of    rough    logs,    one    stor>-    high,    with    stone    chimnevs    and 


"puncheon"  floors.  Capt.  Allen  had  his  headquarters  not  far  from  the  old  Collins  House  site,  on 
Market  street.  Under  him  were  Lieutenants  Green.  King  and  Potter.  Doctor  tiriffin  was  surgeon 
of  the  post;   Major  l^eech,  Indian  agent;  and  Joseph  .Stuart,  interpreter. 

h'ort  Des  Moi.ies  was  included  within  the  Sac  and  Fo.k  Intlian  reservation  until  the  iith  tla\- 
of  ( )ctuber,  1S4J,  when  the  title  was  transferred  b_\-  treaty  to  the  United  -States  government.  There 
was,  howe\er,  a  stipulation  in  the  treat}-  that  tiie  Indians  should  hold  undisputed  possession  of  their 
reservation  for  three  \ears  after  the  date  of  the  treaty,  or  until  October  11,  KS45.  The  final 
departure  of  the  Indians  and  the  ad\ent  of  the  white  settlers  is  graiihicall)-  portrayed  in  the 
Centennial  .Address  of  Hon.  C.  C.  Xourse,  deli\ered  at  I'hiladelijhia,  .September  8,  1S76.      He  said: 

In  obedience  to  our  progressise  and  aggressive  spirit,  the  Go\ernment  of  the  Unittd  States  ninde  another  treaty 
willi  the  Sac  and  Kox  Indians  on  tlie  iilli  dav  of  August,  1842,  for  ibe  remaining  portion  of  llieir  land  in  Iowa.  The 
treaty  pi.ovidtd  that  tl  e  Indians  should  retain  possession  of  all  the  lands  thus  ceded  until  May  i,  1S43.  and  should  occupy 
that  J  ortion  of  the  ceded  territory  west  of  a  lire  tunning  north  and  south  through  Red  Rock  until  October  11.  if^45.  These 
tribes  at  this  time  had  left  their  principal  village  of  Oitumwah-no,  now  called  Ottumwa.  As  soon  as  it  became  known  that 
the  treaty  had  been  concluded,  there  was  a  rush  of  immigration  to  Iowa,  and  a  great  number  o£  temporary  settlements  were 
made  near  the  Indian  boundary,  waiting  for  the  first  of  May.      As  the  day  approached,  hundreds  of  f.imilies  were  encamped 


GEORGE  B    FLEMING. 
Special  Examiner  U.  S.  Pension  Bureau. 

WILLIAM   H     PENN, 
Chief  of  U.  S.  Railway  Mail  Service. 


JOHN  R    SAGE. 
Iowa  Weather  and  Crop  Service. 

MORITZ  STERN. 
Depaitmcni  U.  S.  Revenue  Collection, 


Dr.  GEORGE  M    CHAPPELL. 
U    S    Weather  Bueau 

CHARLES  H     ROBINSON. 
U,  S.  Pension  Agent. 


POLK  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE. 


along  the  line,  and  Iheir  tents  and  wagons  gave  the  srene  the  appearance  of  a  mililary  expedition.  The  country  beyond  had 
been  thoroughly  explored,  but  the  United  States  military  authorities  had  prevented  any  settlements,  or  even  the  marking  out 
of  claims  by  any  monuments  whatever  To  aid  them  in  marking  out  their  claims,  when  the  hour  should  arrive,  the  settlers 
had  placed  piles  of  dry  wood  on  the  rising  ground  at  convenient  distances,  and  a  shoit  lime  before  I2  o'clock  of  the  night  of 
the  30th  of  April,  these  were  lighted,  and  when  the  midnight  hour  arrived  it  was  announced  by  the  discharge  of  hrearms 
The  night  was  darl<,  but  tliis  army  of  occupation  pressed  forward,  torch  in  hand,  with  axe  and  hatchet  blazing  lines  with  all 
manner  of  corners  and  angles  When  daylight  came  and  revealed  the  confusi.m  of  these  wonderful  surveys,  numerous 
disputes  arose,  settled  generally  by  compromise,  but  sometimes  by  violence.  Between  midnight  of  the  30II1  of  April  and 
sundown  of  the  first  of  May,  over  one  thousand  families  had  settled  in  this  n<-w  purchase  While  this  scene  was  transpiring 
the  retreating  Indian  was  enacting  one  more  impressive  and  melancholy.  1  he  winter  of  1842-43  was  cne  of  uausual 
severity,  and  the  Indian  prophet,  who  had  disapproved  of  the  treaty,  attributed  the  severity  of  the  winter  to  the  anger  of 
the  Great  Spirit  because  they  had  sold  their  country.  Many  religious  rites  were  performed  to  atone  for  the  crime.  When 
the  time  for  leaving  Ottumwah  no  arrived,  a  solemn  silence  pervaded  the  camp,  and  the  faces  of  their  stoutest  men  were 
bathed  in  tears  ;  and  when  their  cavalcade  was  put  in  motion  toward  the  setting  sun,  there  was  a  spontaneotis  outburst  of 
frantic  grief  from  the  entire  procession.  The  Indians  retnained  the  appointed  time  beyond  the  line  running  north  and  south 
through  Red  Rock.  The  government  established  a  trading  post  and  military  encampment  at  the  Raccoon  Fork  of  the  Des 
Moines  river,  then  and  for  many  years  known  as  Fort  Des  Moines.  Here  the  red  man  lirgered  until  the  nth  of  October, 
1845.  when  the  same  scene  that  was  before  described  was  re  enacted,  and  the  wave  of  iinniigration  swept  over  the  remainder 
of  the  "New  Purchase  " 


MOUNDS  OF  ANTIOUITY. 
There  were  not  wanting-  e\idcnces  of  an  earlier  race  than  the  Indians  ha\ing  once  occupied 
the  oris^nnal  site  of  I-'ort  Des  Moines.  The  Mound  Builders  of  the  Mississippi  \'alle_\-,  who  once 
constituted  a  populous  antl  powerful  nation,  hatl  left  traces  of  their  existence  in  the  fifteen  mounds 
discovered  in  the  \'icinity  of  the  Fort.  ( )ne  of  these  ancient  relics  stood  near  the  corner  of  l-'ourth 
and  Walnut  streets,  where  Moore's  old  Opera  House  (later  known  as  Wonderland)  now  stands. 
On  the  summit  of  this  mound  \V.  W.  Moore  erected  his  first  residence.  Another  mound  stood  on 
the  site  of  the  Court  House,  and  others  were  scattered  about  in  different  localities.  From  the 
bones  exhumed  on  excaxatini;-  them,  the}'  are  presumed  to  ha\e  been  the  "  whitened  sepulchers  " 
of  a  pre-historic  race.  They  were  at  least  semi-ci\ilized,  as  man)-  of  their  in\entions  and 
appliances  for  the  uses  of  society  plainly  testify. 


FREDERICK  C,   McCARTNEY. 


JOHN   MAC   VICAK. 


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GEN.   ED   WRIGHT. 


HARDSHIPS  AND  DANGERS  IN  EAILY  DAYS. 
There  was  freiiueiitly  distinguishable  among  the  curly  pioneers  a  boldness  of  character  that 
bortlerecl  upon  true  heroism.  l-",specially  was  this  the  case  among  the  female  ])ortion  of  the  young 
communit\-.  In  addition  to  the  privations  and  hardships  incident  to  i)ioneer  life,  the  untutored 
savages  and  w  ild  uoKes  lu)\ered  near  the  rude  cabins,  and  when  occasion  offeretl  made  life  an  addi- 
tional burden  to  the  hard)'  inmates.  Among  the  earliest  settlers  were  I'eter  Newcomer  and  lohn 
.Saylor,  the  first  settling  about  four  miles  east  of  the  I-"ort,  in  1844;  the  latter  north  of  it.  opening  a 
garrison  farm  in  .\])ril.  1S4;.  To  illustrate  their  earl\-  pri\-ations.  it  is  on  record  that  although  Mrs. 
Newcomer  had  a  good  cow  that  ga\e  rich  milk,  she  was  minus  a  churn  in  which  to  make  butter. 
The  ingenuity  of  her  husbanti,  however,  was  equal  to  the  emergency.  He  found  a  hollow  log.  cut 
off  a  ;ection  of  it,  and  putting  in  a  board  bottom,  fashioned  a  dasher  out  of  a  hickory  pole.  Mr. 
Saylor  is  said  to  lia\e  tashionetl  a  bread  tra_\-  out  of  a  hollow  log  for  his  wife,  thus  utilizing  nature's 
rude  hollow-ware  as  occasions  reqiu'red.  The  families  were  often  reduced  to  close  rations  when 
their  scanty  su])plies  of  pro\isions  ga\'e  out,  and   barely  subsisted  u|)on  the  little  game  obtainable. 


roastetl  crab  apjjles  and  acorns,  and  their  drink-  was  slough  water.  At  one  time  Mr.  .Sa\-lor  left  his 
wife  alone  in  the  cabin  for  six  weeks  while:  he  went  to  \'an  Hmen  ci_)unty  on  biisiness.  Din'ini;  his 
absence  the  wolves  grew  ver_\-  bold  and  chased  the  house-dog  across  the  door-step  and  glared  in  at 
the  windows  with  their  hungry,  fiery  eves,  while  she  sat  at  her  sewing.  The  Indians  were  also  a 
source  of  great  annoyance.  At  one  time  about  thirt\'  of  the  half-tlrunken  savages  came  to  the 
cabin  and  demanded  Mr.  Sa\'lor's  meat.  Although  the  odds  were  thiity  to  one.  the  hard\-  |)ioneer 
was  undismayetl,  and  picking  up  a  sapling  that  la_\-  near  he  felletl  si.\  of  the  Indians,  one  after 
another,  and  at  the  same  time  \'elling  "The  soldiers  are  coming."  In  this  manner  he  scared  them 
all  away  and  succeeded  in  saving  the  precious  supplies  he  had  just  lieforc  purchased. 

The  Sac  Indians  often  camped  about  the  l*"ort.  when  not  engagetl  in  hunting.  The\-  were 
harmless  and  inoffensive,  ha\ing  no  care  for  prox  itling  something  to  eat.  and  their  warlilce  spirit 
had  been  crushed  out  with  the  tleath  of  their  great  warriors.  Their  sole  occupation  seems  to  ha\e 
been  card  playing  and  target  shooting.  The}'  became  adepts  in  these  accomplishments.  Their 
enemies,  the  Sioux,  were  to  be  feared,  and  at  one  time  threatened  to  attack   the  l-'urt,  which  caused 


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;i  i;ood  deal  of  cxcitL-mciit  soiiicthinjj  almost  unknown  to  the  soidicrs'  dull,  monotonous  life  in  camp. 
The  soidicrs  were  ri-nidvcd  troni  the  I*"ort  in  1S46. 

The  town  of  l-'ort  1  )es  Moines  was  laid  out  June  4.  1  S46,  by  A.  1).  Jones,  surve\'or;  assisted  by 
Dr.  Fagan.  The  town  officers  were  Rev.  T.  Hird.  President:  I  lo\t  .Sherman,  lion.  I'.  M.  Casady,  L. 
P.  .Sherman,  C.  1).  Reinkini;,  K.  \\  .  .Sxplur  and  Jesse  S.  l)i.\,  members  of  the  council. 

The  sale  of  lots  began  Iul\-  I  ;th.  of  the  same  year.  Lot  5,  block  31,  corner  I-'ourth  and  Court 
avenue,  sold  for  S^^:  lot  i,  in  the  same  block,  cost  its  owner  the  large  sum  ot  SiS.  This  was  at  tiiat 
time  considered  about  the  a\erage  for  lots  in  what  was  then  the  suburbs. 

The  first  white  child  born  within  the  \illage  limits  was  a  son  to  J.  .M.  I'hritt.  the  \illage  tailor. 
The  first  death  was  that  of  an  infant  child  of  Lieutenant  (jreer. 

A  class  or  Methodist  societ)-  was  organized  at  Fort  l)es  Moines  in  the  fall  of  1.S45. 

Benjann'n  ]•".  Hoxie  established  the  first  grocer}'  store,  after  the  sutler  lelt.  t)n  the  Fast  .Side, 
and  R.  W.  S\  plier  sold  general  merchandise  in  a  log  building  on  the  Pheljjs'  Place.  W.  W.  Cla])]) 
kept  a  grocer)'  on  the  West  .Side. 


The  first  regular  mail  rtiute  was  opened  to  Fort  Dos  Moines  in  April,  1S46.  Josiah  Smart  was 
appointed  postmaster,  but  would  not  serve.  Dr.  Brooks  was  appointed  in  his  place.  The  mail  was  a 
weekly,  arrivin;^^  on  Wednesday.  The  through  route  was  to  Keokuk  via  Toole's  Point,  Oskaloosa, 
Eddyville,  Ottumwa  and  Agency  City.  In  1S47  Ke\ .  William  ro.st,  of  Pella,  carried  the  mail  on 
horseback  -about  a  hat-full  in  all.  I  ion.  P.  M.  Casady  was  then  [jostmaster  and  it  is  said  carried  the 
mail  around  in  his  hat,  and  u])on  meeting  any  one  for  whom  he  had  mail  would  lift  the  postoffice 
from  his  head  and  deliver  it. 

The  first  frame  building  was  erected  on  the  25th  of  July,  1846.  b_\-  L)a\id  .Solenberger  dimen- 
sions, iS.\-20,  and  one  stor\-.  The  first  brick  building  in  town  was  erected  by  J.  A.  Campbell  in  1848. 
The  ph_\-sicians  were  Doctors  Fagan  and  Kirkl:)ridge  on  the  West  Sitle  antl  Doctor  ISrooks  on  the 
East  Side.  In  1846,  the  \-ear  when  the  county  seat  was  located  by  the  county  commissioners  at  Fort 
Des  Moines,  the  village  contained  thirty-one  houses,  or  log  cabins,  twenty-three  families,  and  one 
hundred  and  twenty-se\en  souls  all  told.  Most  of  the  settlers  who  came  in  that  year  occupied  the 
garrison  houses  the  militar_\-  had  recentl}'  vacated.  It  was  a  fruitful  season.  Crops  were  good  and 
immigration  received  a  new  impetus. 


CAPITAL  CITY    GAS  PLANT 


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KRAT2ER  CARR:AGE  COMPANY. 


The  hiwNcis  conspicuous  in  the  fall  campai-n  were  A.  D.  Jones,  S.  D.  Wuichestcr.  W.  D. 
Frasce.  IIon.l'.M.Casady,  Col.Tlionias  Baker  and  Major  McKay,  all  of  Fort  Des  Moines.  There 
was  on  the  West  Side  a  little  apothecary  shop.  Mr.  \'anatta  made  chairs  and  had  a  turnin.L,^  lathe; 
Will.  F.  A)ers  did  tailorini;,  and  J.  A.  Campbell  had  a  ^^roccry  and  place  of  anu.se.ncnt  for  the  youn.^r 
folks  to  hold  singing  schools  and  dances.  During  this  year  Addison  Michael  put  up  a  frame  store. 
The  United  .States  land  ofhce  was  established  at  Dcs  Moines  in  .March,  iS;;,.  On  the  jth  of 
June.  Isaac  Cooper  was  api)ointed  chief  clerk,  and  lion.  I..  Tidrick.  register. 

On  the  22l\  of  .September,  iS;,,  the  citizens  of  ]-ort  Des  Moines  voted  to  have  it  incorporated 
as  a  town.  lion.  P.  M.  Casady.  Rev.  Thompson  Hnd  .uul  1..  I'.  Shern.an  were  the  committee  to 
draft  articles  of  incorpoiation,  which  were  adopted  b>-  the  people  October  iS.  i.S;,.  ]]y  act  of  the 
legislature  the  town  was  incor[)orated  in  1S53. 

The  name  was  changed  to  Des  Moines,  the  word  "Forf  being  dropped,  in  the  adoption  of 
a  city  charter  in  iS;;.  The  fust  city  officers  were  the  following:  Col.  W.  1 1.  Mel  lenry,  mayor;  W. 
.\.  Hunt,  J.  F.  Kemp,  I'.  R.  West,  F.  White,  Isaac  Cooper.  W.  C.  Burton.  R.  F.  Tidrick.  M.  Fawrence. 
1.  W.  Stanton,  C.  W.  Connor.  IF  II.  (irifflth.  J.  A.  Williamson.  W.  A.  .Scott  and  J.  Hyde,  aldermen. 


FIRST  HOUSES. 

Tliere  is  sonic  tlispiite,  or  rather  ;j;ood  natiired  disagreement,  among  old  settlers  as  to  who 
l>iiilt  the  first  house  in  Des  Moines.  The  histories  record  Da\id  .Solenberger  as  having  built  the  first 
frame  residence.  The  first  building  for  residence  pin'pose«  was  constructed  of  /'/ly-v  b\'  (j.  \\  .  and 
W.  (j.  I'.wing,  two  enter[)rising  Indian  traders  who  landed  in  a  keel  boat  at  the  I'ort  on  the  ^d  of 
Ma\'.  1S43. 

It  is  claimed  by  |ames  llolcomb  that  Lewis  \\  hitton  built  the  first  frame  house  in  l-'ort  Ues 
IMoines,  in  the  rear  of  the  barracks  on  'Coon  river.     This  was  in  1S46. 

W.  W.  Jones,  who  came  here  from  Jefferson  comity,  Indiana,  on  .\pril  2~ ,  1S47,  claimed  that 
he  built  the  first  frame  house  on  a  lot  he  bought  at  the  corner  of  Third  ,uk1  N'iiie  streets. 

There  was  a  log  building  st(jod  for  many  _\ears  as  an  old  relic  on  the  east  side  of  Fomth  street, 
between  Market  and  FIni,  which  was  hiu'lt  b\-  Thomas  ^IcMullen  in  1S47.  It  was  c'ainied  that  this 
was  the  first  hewed  log  house  Iniilt  at  the  hort.  » 


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DES  MOINES  LINSEED  OIL  WORKS. 


J.  D.  SEEBERGER-S    E    CORNER   OF  FIFTH  SF    AND  COURT  AVE- WHOLESALE  HARDWARE  STORE. 


City   Gox'krnmknt. 


UK  oit^anization  of  tlic  town  of  I'oit  Ucs  .Moines  occurred  shortlv  after  tlie  election  of  a 
Board  of  Commissioners  for  I'olk  comity,  April  6.  1840.  On  April  14,  1S46.  tiie  board 
ordered  that  a  town  site  be  selected  for  tlie  count)-  seat.  This  was  done,  and  the  town  continued  to 
prosper  muler  the  lostering  care  of  a  l^oard  of  Commissioners  until  October  20,  iS;i,  when  the 
first  town  council  was  elected.  The  council  held  their  first  meetinij  at  the  old  court  house  ."Saturday 
e\eninsj;,  October  25,  1831.  The  town  continued  under  its  own  charter  until  the  1  .e<;islaturc,  jii  1S53, 
granted  it  an  act  of  incorjioration.  The  .si.xth  General  Assembl\-,  which  conxeiieil  December,  1856, 
incorporated  the  two  towns  of  "Uemoine"  (on  the  east  side  of  the  Des  Moines  ri\er)  and  l-"ort 
Des  Moines  as  a  cit\-,  which  was  called  thereafter  Des  Moines,  the  prefi.\  "  I-'ort"  being  dropped. 

The  extent  of  the  city  boundaries  was   four  miles  east  and  west  and  two  miles  north  and 
soutli,  embracing  an  area  of  eight  stjuare  miles. 


The  census  talseii  in  April.  1S57.  L;ave  to  Des  Moines  a  population  of  less  tlian  ^,000.  The 
census  of   iSgo  s^ave  to  the  cit_\-  a  [jopuiation  of  52,000,  which  has  since  increased  to  about  65,000. 

I-'or  a  number  of  years  the  cit\-  L,'o\ernnient  was  carried  on  in  the  now  dilapidated  structure 
at  the  northeast  corner  of  Court  avenue  and  Third  street.  In  1SS2,  under  Ma\-or  I'.  \'.  Carev's 
administration,  a  fine  cit}-  hall  was  constructed  at  an  outlay  of  825,000  on  the  northwest  corner  of 
.Secontl  and  Locust  streets,  and  in  the  followini,'-  year,  1883,  a  city  buildint^,  includin;..;-  jail  and  entwine 
house,  was  constructeil  on  the  east  side  of  the  ri\er,  on  Walnut,  between  h'ourth  and  I'ifth  streets, 
at  a  cost  ot  Si 7,000.  and  in  iSg2  a  new  buildini;  was  erected  on  the  southwest  corner  of  West  .Second 
;ind  (jrand  avenue  for  the  headcjuarters  of  the  fire  department  and  [jolice,  at  a  cost  of  $20,000. 
There  are  now,  in  all,  ele\en  stations  located  at  \arious  points  in  the  city,  with  a  paitl  force  of  si.\t\- 
\eteran  lire  fighters,  the  \arious  stations  beiuL;-  fuUv  equipped  with  hose  reels,  hooks  and  ladtlers, 
areal  trucks  and  chemical  wagons.  The  police  force,  consisting  of  thirty  men  and  an  able  detective 
force,  under  the  control  of  careful  managers,  is  en.ibled  to  reduce  to  a  mimnumi  the  amount  of 
crime  committeil  in  the  cit\". 


KISSERS    STORE     S    E    COR    OF  EAST  SIXTH    AND  LOCUST 


CHAS    HEWITT-N    E,  CORNER  SECOND  AND  WALNUT-WHOLESALE  GROCERY  STORE. 


On  March  13,  18S0.  an  ordinance  was  ])assccl  ])ursiiant  to  the  acts  of  the  Twenty-second  Gen- 
eral .\ssenibl\-,  cicatini,'  a  lioartl  of  Public  Works,  consisting  of  two  nienibors.  to  be  appointed  liy 
the  Mayor,  by  and  w  itli  the  appro\al  of  the  city  council,  for  the  lerni  of  tliree  years.  Tlie  duties 
of  this  board  arc  to  carry  on  all  city  inipro\enients.  such  as  used  to  be  delei^ated  to  committees  of 
the  council. 

The  contracted  limits  of  the  old  cit_\-  (  eis/ht  square  miles  I  IkkI  long  ago  been  outstri])i)ed,  and 
numerous  suburban  towns,  with  separate  civil  governments.  si)rang  into  existence.  They  were  a 
part  of  Dcs  Moines,  and  yet  did  not  contrilnite  their  ijuota  of  ta.xes  in  supjjort  of  the  parent  city. 
A  number  of  enterprising  citizens,  backed  b\-  the  i)owerful  influence  of  the  Commercial  H.xcliange, 
worked  systematically  to  annex  these  outl\ing  suburbs  before  the  census  of  1S90  was  taken,  and 
success  crowned  their  efforts.  The  repre-^entations  made  by  the  Representatives  and  .Senators  from 
l\)lk  county  to  the  Twenty-third  deneral  .\sseml)l>-  residted  in  the  passage  of  what  is  known  as  the 
annexation  act.  and  by  thi..  act  forty-six  s(]uare  mile^  of  territor>-  have  been  added  to  the  city  of 
l)es  .Moines,  making  it  fift\--four  square  miles  in  extent. 


Accordin<(  to  figures  taken  from  the  last  reports  of  the  City  l-".iii;ineer  and  IJoard  of  Public 
Works,  there  are  about  fift\-  miles  of  pa\einent  in  Des  Moines,  at  present  there  beini;-  only  about 
seven  miles  of  cedar  block  jjavement.  the  rest  of  the  i)a\  ing'  bein;,;'  made  of  paving  brick.  About  six 
miles  of  this  was  laitl  during  the  \-ear  1S95. 

rhere  are  about  eight_\--seven  miles  of  curbing,  ten  miles  of  which  was  constructed  iluring 
the  year  iSg5,  andsixt}'  miles  of  sewer,  three  miles  of  which  was  put  in  the  same  \ear,  the  amount  ot 
mone}-  expended  for  public  im[)ro\ements  amounting  to  about  ^275,033. 

It  is  estimatetl  that  the  property  owned  b\-  the  cit\-  at  the  |  resent  tlate  is  8254,095,  exclusi\e 
of  the  bridges,  of  which  there  are  ten,  four  crossing  the  Raccoon  ri\er  at  \arioas  ])oints  anil  six  the 
Des  Moines  ri\'er,  all  of  them  being    locateti  at  the  places  most  convenient  for  the  traveling   ])ublic. 

The  citv  is  favored  bv  a  most  efficient  street  railwa)'  service  \\  hich  has  forty  miles  of  track 
and  sixt}-  cars.  The  power  house  in  h'.ast  Des  Moines  has  ten  large  boilers,  three  engines,  ten 
dynamos,  antl  a  machine  shop  c(|uipped  with  all  the  modern  machincr)'. 


TURNER   BLOCK-SEVENTH   AND  GRAND  -  OCCUPIED  BY  PANCOAST-SEARS  CO,  BICYCLE  DEALERS. 


llic  water  suppl)-  is  received  troni  llie  Raccoon  ri\cr  in  ilu-  western  portion  ut  the  city.  The 
ca])acity  is  13.000,000  ;j;a!lons  daily.  Tiic  water  is  forced  to  liie  stand-pipe  on  Seventeenth  and 
tj-ocker  streets,  which  is  one  of  tlie  largest  ones  in  the  coinitry,  being  lOD  feet  high  and  tl)irt\-  feet 
in  diameter,  having  a  capacity  of  over  half  a  million  gallons.  It  is  distributed  to  the  various  i)arts 
of  the  city  through  mains  measuring  about  eight)'  miles  in  ieiigtli. 

The  city  is  lighU'd  l)\  ga>  and  electricity:  there  are  two  electric  light  plants,  the  I-"t.  Wayne 
Klectric  Light  Comi)any  and  the  lulison  Light  Company,  and  one,  the  Ca])ital  Cit\-  (ias  Companv. 
that  su]jplies  both  g.as  and  electric  light. 

The  public  institutions  and  organizations  will  be  noticed  in  another  part  of  this  work  where 
the\-  mav  be  dwelt  on  at  trreater  lentrth. 


County  Government. 


K  history  of  Polk  county  is  so  closely  allied  with  that  of  Dos  Moines  that  in  a  work  of  this 
kind  it  is  of  importance  that  some  of  the  more  pronunent  events  should  be  mentioned  in  tiiis 
connection.  Polk  county  is  situated  in  the  central  portion  of  the  State,  haxin^.,^  a  soil  as  rich  and 
diversified  as  any  in  the  State,  and  yielding  abundantl)-  to  the  skill  ami  industr\-  of  the  atjriculturist. 
The  rivers  and  streams  flowinL;'  through  the  county  collect  their  waters  from  southern  Minnesota  and 
from  a  large  area  in  central  Iowa,  forming  a  water  s\'stem  of  great  extent.  T!ie  principle  ri\er  is  the 
Des  Moines  which  flows  tlirt)ugh  the  count}'  in  a  southeasterly  direction,  recei\ing  its  tributaries. 
Heaver  creek.  North  river  and  Raccoon  river,  from  the  west, the  latter  empt\-ing  into  the  1  )es  .Moines 
within  the  city  limits.  The  tributaries  on  the  east  are  Four  Mile  Creek,  the  Chicau(|ua  (Skunk)  rixer 
anil  Intlian  creek,  besides  se\"eral  smaller  streams.  The  margins  of  these  streams  are  well  timbered. 
There  are  numerous  quarries  of  limestone  anil  sandstone,  while  coal  is  found  in  inexhaustible  quaiititx'. 
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Polk  county,  and  appointed  a  commission  which  located  tlie  count)-  seat  at  Fort  Des  Moines,  May 
25,  1846. 

The  first  election  in  Polk  county  occurred  April  6,  1846,  when  a  hoard  of  three  commissioners 
was  elected.      The  eatjle  side  of  a  half  dollar  constituted  the  temporary  ofticial  seal. 

In  October  of  the  same  \ear  the  board  fjought  a  lot  on  which  to  build  :i  court  house,  for 
which  they  ])aid  twent\--five  dollars.  The  court  house  originally  was  designed  to  be  a  frame 
structure,  but  was  afterwards  changed  toa  brick  with  stone  foundations,  the  entire  structure  to  be  two 
stories  high.     The  building  cost  S2.000.     The  jail  was  erected  in  1849  at  a  cost  of  SJ-.0. 

The  present  court  house,  including  jail  in  the  basement,  was  begun  in  1858,  ami  not  completed 
for  several  years.  It  was  first  used  for  court  purposes  in  ()ctoi)er.  1866.  The  cost  of  tlie  building 
when  com[)leted  was  over  Sioo.ooo.  The  old  structure  in  1887-8  was  made  more  convenient  by  the 
addition  of  an  entire  new  wing.  While  this  answers  for  a  temporar\-  expedient,  it  is  but  a  question 
of  a  short    time  when   the  entire  building  will  have  to  be  substituted   by   one   more   motlern  and 


commodious. 


Since  the  organization  of  the  county  it  has  enjoyed  three  distinct  systems  of  count}'  s^overn- 
nient.  In  1S46  tiie  power  to  govern  was  vested  in  a  board  of  commissioners.  Tiic  count}-  judi^es 
next  took  the  hehii  and  continued  to  govern  until  1.S60.  ( )n  the  7th  day  of  Januar\-.  iS6',the 
supervisor  system  went  into  operation,  and  has  continued  e\er  since  in  charge  of  the  county 
government. 

At  tlie  first  election  held  in  the  count}-  there  were  three  \oting  places.  The  whole 
numher  of  inhabitants  at  the  time  was  between  two  and  three  hundred. 

NOTES. 

In  lul}',  1S47,  Boone,  count}-  was  set  off  from  Polk  for  political,  judicial  and  re\enue  purposes. 
It  was  called  l^oone  precinct. 

December  5,  1S51,  Hardin  count}-  was  attached  to  I'olk  for  political  purposes. 

At  the  No\ember  election,  1.S95,  the  whole  number  of  votes  cast  in  the  count}-  was  about 
1  q  ,000. 


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I)KS  M()lXi:S'  FIRST  I'OST-Ol-l-ICl':  lU'II-DlXC;. 

On  June  26,  1S49,  Iloyt  Slu-rnian  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Fort  Des  Moines.  The  office 
was  then  kept  in  the  law  nflicc  of  P.  AI.  Cassady,  on  Second  street.  In  the  sprin-  of  KS50  Fort  Dcs 
.Moines  received  iiuite  an  addition  to  her  po])vilation  from  Indiana  and  Ohio.  L.  P.  Sherman, 
i)rothcr  of  the  postmaster,  estabhshcd  the  J'hrt  1  >ex  Mohicx  Gazette.  The  government  increased 
the  mail  service  from  a  weekly  mail  to  a  tri-weeklv. 

This  insjMred  the  young  postmauei  to  have  an  office  of  his  own.  He  resolved  to  build  a 
l)Ost-office,  and  with  him  to  resoKe  meant  to  act  accordins^h-.  Durin;^  the  \-ear  iS;o  he  erected  a 
building  on  Second  street  between  \'ine  and  .Market  streets  on  one  of  the  lots  now  occupied  by 
S.  Green  and  Son's  factor\-,  a  building  16x16,  one  story,  all  of  native  lumber.  This  was  Des  Moines' 
first  post-office  building.  The  building  now  occupied  by  the  post-office  is  a  handsome  four  story 
edifice  on  the  corner  of  h'itth  street  and  Coiu't  avenue,  facing  south  and  west.  There  are  fort_\-  rooms 
in  the  b LI ikling,  there  being  accommodations  for  all  the  different  departments  necessary  for  conducting 
the  business  of  the  I'ederal  government.  There  are  about  21;  i)eo])le  employed  in  the  building  in 
in  the  \arious  departments. 


The   rooms   are   large,  coniniodious,  and  convenienth'  arranged.     The  building   is  supplied 

wilh  two  elevators,  it  is  heated  by  steam  which  is  supplied  by  a  battery  of  three  large  boilers.     The 

building  is  lighted  by  gas  in   most  of  the  rooms,  but   electric   incandescent  lights  are   used  in  the 

corridors.     The  post-office  is  kept  open  day  and  night  the  \-ear  round  e.xcejjt  on  .Sunda)-s  and  legal 

holidays,  when  it  is  kept  open  for  a  part  of  the  day  only.      Below  we  give  a  list  of  the  postmasters 

of  Des  Moines  and  the  dates   on   which  they   recei\'etl  their  appointments.     This  list  was  secured 

from  the  government  records  b}-  Hon.  Isaac  Brandt: 

JosiAH  Smart,  December  i  ^,  1845. 

The  poit  office  was  in  Agency    House,   about    where   the  Tuttlr:   stone   picking   house  now  stands.     Smart  served 
seventy-eight  days. 

Thomas  K    Brooks.  March  2,  1846. 

Was  the  first   authorized   postmaster.     He  removed  the  post-office  to  his  own  house,  which  stood  south  of  the  now 
old  Redhead  barn,  and  on  the  .south  side  of  what  is  now  Court  avenue,  and  in  I,  N.  Thomas'  addition. 

Phineas  M.  Cassadv,  IJecember  3r,  1846. 

He  moved  the  post-office  into  one  of  the  military  log  houses  on  'Coon  Point;  afterwards  removed  the  post-office  to 
his  own  law  office,  near  where  is  now  Green  iV  Son's  foundry,  south  of  Vine  on  Second  street,  west  side  of  street. 
R.  L    TiDERicK,  October  10,  1848. 

Post-office  remained  in  Cassady's  law  offiLC. 


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HoYT  Shkrman.  Jime  26,  1849. 

He  built  a  frame  on  the  ground  where  Green's  foundry  now  is,  on  Second  street  soutti  of  Vije,  and  moved  the  post- 
office  into  it. 
Wesley  Redhead,  February  10,  1S53. 

Remained  at  the  old  stand  for  a   while,  afterwards   removing    post-ofTice  into  the  Sherman  block,  now  on  Court 
avenue,  about    1S57.     Mr.  Redhead  served    the    longest    term  of  any  postmaster  yet   appointed,   ending    May 
16,  1.S61. 
John  Teesdale,  Ma^'  16,  1S61. 

I'ost  oflice  remained  in  the  Sherman  block. 
Geo.  C    Tichenor.  April  16,  1867. 

Remained  in    Sherman    bloek  for  a  while,  and    then    removed  to  a  frame    building   on    Third  street,  rear  of  the 
Sherman   block,  and  in  1870  the  main  part  of  the  present   public  building  was  finished,  and  the  post-office  was 
removed  to  it,  and  there  remains  to  this  date. 
J.S.  Clakkson,  July  27,  1871. 
John  BtcKwixH,  March  3,  1879. 
\V,  H.  Merkitt,  August,  12,  1886. 

In  18S5  an  addition  was  ordered  to  be  built  to  the  building  and  the  work  was  immediately   commenced.     This  was 
completed  in  the  year  i88g. 
Isaac  Brandt,  June  2,  1890. 
Edward   H.  Hunter,  July  26,  1894. 

The  post  office  was  called  'Coon  River  I'ost-office  till  Jum-  i,  iS4ri.  when  the  name  was  changed  to  Fort  Des  Moines. 


DES  MOINES  PUBLIC  LIBRARY. 

The  foundation  of  the  Des  Moines  I'ublic  Librar}-  was  laitl  in  1867,  when  a  librar)-  association 
was  formed  through  the  efforts  of  interested  citizens.  A  paper  setting  forth  the  plans  and  purposes 
of  the  i)roposed  library  nio\enient  was  i>repared  b\'  Colonel  Cjordon  A.  Stewart,  a  prominent  law_\-er 
of  the  city,  and  this  was  circulated  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  the  signatures  of  those  who  were 
willing  to  extend  aid  to  the  new  enterprise.  The  first  signature  was  that  of  Colonel  C.  H.Gatch,now 
president  of  the  library's  boartl  of  trustees.  The  whole  number  of  signatures  seciu'ed  was  one 
hundred  and  thirty-four,  and  the  association  was  formally  organized,  the  articles  of  incorporation 
being  signed  and  acknowledged  on  the  i6th  day  of  January,  1867.  Rooms  were  rented  in  the  brick 
building  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Court  a\enue  and  Fourth  street,  now  occupied  b}-  the  DaUij 
Regkter.  A  number  of  books  were  donated  and  others  purchased,  and  these  were  stored  in  the  rooms 
that  had  been  secured.  In  .\ugust,  1S67,  these  rooms  were  fitted  up  for  use  and  Mr.  C.  A.  Dudley 
was  appointed  librarian,  and  the  library  was  opened  to  the  public  in  September  with  about  2.;iuo 
books  on  its  shelves. 


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CATALOGUE  DEPARTMENT- DES  MOINES  PUBLIC  LIBRARY. 


The  association  luul  a  stiugslin-  existence,  with  precarious  support,  lor  many  years  and  in 
1S82  at  the  re^rnlar  annual  meeting,  the  stucklmlders  passed  a  resolution  that  the  association  should 
turn  over  to  the  city  all  its  hooks  and  other  properly  in  trust  upon  the  condition  that  the  city 
maintain  a  free  library.  In  August  an  ordinance  was  framed  by  the  city  council  accepting  the  trust, 
and  prov  iding  for  the  establisinnent.  maintenance  and  management  of  a  cit\-  library.  The  ordinance 
provided  that  the  library  should  be  under  the  supervision  of  a  board  of  five  trustees,  three  of  these 
to  be  the  members  of  the  standing  committee  of  the  council  known  as  the  library  committee,  the 
other  two  In  be  chosen  from  the  members  of  the  library  association.  In  October,  1882,  after  an 
e.xistenceof  fifteen  years,  the  association  held  a  final  meeting,  confirming  the  proposition  previously 
made  to  transfer  the  library  to  tlie  care  of  the  city.  In  this  wise  the  present  cit>-  library  was 
estalilislied. 

In  iSgo  judge  Mitchell,  wlio  had  held  the  otiice  ul  trustee  from  the  time  that  the  librar>-  was 
placed  under  the  care  of  the  cit.v,  died.  Not  long  after,  Mr.  Redhead,  the  other  trustee,  also  died, 
and  these  places    were    fille.i    by  the  appointment  of  Colonel  C.  H.  Gatch  and  Mr.  C.  A.  Dudlev. 


Soon  after  the  ajipointment  of  the  new  nienibers  the  board  effected  a  swstcmatic  orLranization. 
Colonel  Gatch  bein,^  chosen  president:  Mr.  Dudley,  treasurer;  and  Mr.  l^-ank  I),  llussey,  of  the 
standing  committee  of  the  council,  secretary. 

The  library  had  been  remo\ed  in  1876  from  the  place  in  which  it  was  opened  to  rooms  in  the 
building  known  as  "Art  Block."  on  Fourth  street,  near  Court  avenue.  In  iSgo  it  was  transferred 
from  this  location  to  rooms  on  the  first  floor  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  building, 
which  had  been  completed.  It  occujMeil  these  rooms  until  October.  iSq;.  when  it  was  remo\ed  to 
Eighth  and  Locust  streets,  where  it  is  now  pleasantly  located. 

Mrs.  \V.  T.  Dart  had  been  librarian  of  the  association  for  some  time  before  the  transfer  of  the 
librar_\-  to  the  cit\-,  and  continued  to  hold  the  position  under  the  new  regime  until  XoNember,  iSS;. 
when  she  resigned.  .She  was  succeeded  by  Miss  Stella  Bebout  (afterward  Mrs.  A.  B.  .Morsel,  who 
held  the  position  until  July.  iSgi,  when  she  resigned  the  work.  The  place  left  vacant  was  filled  by 
the  appointment  of  .Miss  Ella  :\IcLone\-,  who  still  holds  the  position. 

r^or  many  years  the-library  was  limited   financially.      In  1892  the  city  council    Icvieil  a  tax  of 


WEST  DES  MOINES  HIGH  SCHOOL— Foster,  Liebbe  &  Co.,  Architects. 


EAST  DES  MOINES  HIGH  SCHOOL. 


one  mill  for  library  purjioses.  In  1S93  this  was  reduced  to  tliree-foiirtli-.  ot  a  mill,  but  in  1S94  was 
restored  to  the  lull  mill;  this,  under  the  present  valu  ition,  afforils  an  annual  income  of  about  Si  5,000. 

In  the  year  1890  the  library  addeil  379  books,  circulated  53,05 1,  and  was  visited  by  54,976 
people.      In  1895  3,286  books  were  added,  102,773  were  circulated,  and  tliere  were  110,433  readers. 

The  lil)rary  is  in  excellent  condition.      it  has  an  active  and   inteiested   board  of  trustees,  now 


nine  m  number. 


The  administration  ot  the  librar\-  is  wide  awake  and  proi,fressive,  and  is  in  step  with  the 
modern  library  movement.  A  ta.x  for  a  new  buildin^j;  has  been  provided  for  and  the  friends  of  tiie 
library  rejoice  in  the  prospect  of  seeing  it  b\-  and  bv  in  a  tittinL,*^  and  commodious  home  of  its  own. 
in  which  it  shall  ha\e  o[)portunit\-  for  the  fullest  antl  most  complete  de\  eloi)ment. 


DES  MOINES  SCHOOLS  AND  COLLEGES. 
It  was  in  the  winter  of  1830  that  the  first  public  school  was  opened  in  what  is  now  known  as  the 
State  of  Iowa.  On  the  first  day  of  January,  nine  years  later,  an  act  providins^  for  the  establishment 
of  a  public  school  system  was  approved  by  the  governor,  but  it  was  not  until  the  winter  of  1846-7 
that  a  school  was  opened  m  what  is  now  the  city  of  Des  Moines.  It  was  not,  however,  until  the 
winter  of  1849  that  the  city  could  boast  of  a  regularly  organized  school.  This  school  was  held  in 
the  Methodist  church  for  a  time,  and  later  in  the  winter  moved  into  the  uncompleted  court  house. 
Owing  to  the  fact  that  this  building  was  without  permanent  doors  or  windows  the  school  was  dis- 
continued before  the  end  of  the  winter  term.  In  1855  a  school  house  site  was  purchased  on  the 
corner  of  Ninth  and  Locust  streets  and  a  graded  school  was  established  in  1856.  The  first -school 
in  East  Des  Moines  was  taught  by  Prof.  Stone  in  a  building  near  the  corner  of  Ninth  and  Des 
Moines  streets— the  building  is  still  standing  two  doors  west  of  Calvar\-  Tabernacle  on  Fourth 
street.  In  1853  Rev.  J.  A,  Nash,  who  afterwards  became  the  first  county  superintendent  of  Polk 
county,  opened    a   select    school,  which  was    continued    later    under    the    name  of    Forest    Home 


NORTH   DES  MOINES  HIGH  SCHOOL     l;.;::j:;  C    N.-..:tt,   Arcr.i-.c^t, 


BRYANT  SCHOOL. 


Acadciii)-.  As  an  outs^routli  of  this  acadeinv  \vc  lia\c  to-dax-  a  ijrospi-nnis  rollcijc  iiiulcr  tlic  name 
of  the  Dcs  Moiiics  Collc<,'e.  which  is  so  well  known  I  luou'^hout  tlie  Male.  I-"arl\-  in  the  "So's 
Drake  l'ni\ersit\-.  named  for  (io\ernor  Drake,  its  ijrcatest  benefactor,  was  founded.  I-Aen  later 
than  this  on  the  hills  to  the  north,  and  overlooking,'  the  cit\-  of  Des  Moines,  has  been  built  Hi<jhland 
Park  Xorinal  Collei^e,  and  the  beautiful  cottaijes  and  dormitories  connected  therewitji:  and  within 
the  last  Near  the  Danish  College  has  been  creeled  and  we  also  have  hail  establisiied  in  the  citv  an 
academy  of  art,  two  conservatories  of  music,  and  several  high  grade  business  colleges,  all  of  which 
reflect  great  credit  on  the  cit\'  in  which  they  are  located. 

It  is  owing  to  these  beautiful  public  school  buihlings  models  of  architectural  beaut>-  anil 
skill  and  the  abo\e  named  colleges,  that  Des  ^loines  h.is  appiopriatelv  been  termed  "The  Athens 
of  the  West." 

The  public  schools  of  Des  Moines  to-dav  have  a  seating  capacil\'  of  12,500,  with  a  total 
enrollment  ot  11,837.  Iler  corps  of  selected  teachers,  chosen  because  of  their  especial  fitness  to 
perform  their  duties,  are  dail)-  engrafting  into  the  minds  of  <S,(33^  i>upils  in  the  i)ublic  schools  a  si^irit 


of  patriotism  and  true  citizenship  that  will  leave  its  impress  on  future  generations.  The  people  of 
Ijes  Moines  are  cheerfully  expending  SjOO.ooo  annually  in  support  of  these  public  institutions.  Over 
3,000  are  annually  enrolled  in  tlie  colleges,  [private  schools  and  seminaries  of  the  city,  swelling  the 
attendance  at  all  classes  of  schools  to  an  arm)-  of  nearly  15,000. 

That  the  citizens  of  our  city  have  a  just  pride  in  fostering  these  institutions  will  not  be 
ciuestioned  after  the  resume  of  the  above  statistical  information.  Neither  can  anyone  question 
the  future  of  a  cit\-  of  this  character.  That  it  will  al\\a\-s  be  a  city  of  homes  and  schools  is  the 
desire  of  the  great  majority  within  her  corporate  limits.  That  people  educated  on  this  basis  cannot 
be  untrue  to  the  nation's  welfare,  but  that  they  can  always  be  counted  among  the  first  to  subscribe 
to  the  spirit  of  true  citizenship  in  the  future,  can  rcadilv  be  discerned  from  re.iding  the  history  of 
any  nation  that  has  endured  in  the  past. 


WEBSTER  SCHOOL. 


ALCOTT  SCHOOL. 


LONGFELLOW  SCHOOL. 


ART. 
The  .lit  of  tiiawini;  is  tlic  most  perfect  uni\cisal  laiiijuage  or  artificial  means  of  expression 
the  world  lias  ever  known.  The  pictorial  art  has  been  in  use  from  the  earliest  histor\-  of  civilization 
and  its  power  increases  with  intellectual  development.  In  its  varied  forms  it  has  taken  such  an 
important  place  in  the  world  to-day  that  we  cannot  estimate  its  \alue.  \'et  we  have  In'  no  means 
reached  the  limits  of  its  usefulness,  and  until  it  is  t^iven  a  place  of  equal  importance  with  tiie 
lantjuaLies  in  schools,  colleges  and  uni\ersities  its  true  value  will  never  be  known.  W'itli  all  this 
tliere  is  no  branch  of  useful  education  so  much  net^lected.  Our  leaders  in  education  are  mucli 
absorbed  in  certain  branches  of  study  that  are  notliinj;  more  or  less  than  means  of  e.\i)ression,  or 
beautiful  thoni^dits  expressed.  It  in  the  [)ast  drauini;  had  received  as  much  stutlx'  as  written  language, 
to-day  we  would  ha\  i'  i|inte  as  rich  a  store  ol  expressed  thought  in  drawing  as  we  ha\  e  in  writing, 
l^ut  drawing  h.is  been  left  to  grow  uj:)  alone  as  best  it  could.  .Most  literary  neo[)le  believe  (through 
the  inllueuce  of  stor\'  books)  that  artists  are  born  with  a  knowledge  of  the  art  without  stud\-. 
However  this   may  have  been  in  the  past,  some  citizens  of  Des  Moines  recognize  the  fact  that  thi; 


pictorial  art  is  fast  takino  a  place  b}-  the  side  of  literature,  and  that  Iowa  is  sending  from  one  to  two 
hundred  students  yearly  to  eastern  art  schools.  To  meet  the  increasing  demand  for  serious  art 
study,  the  Des  Moines  Academy  of  7\rt  has  been  established,  that  all  those  who  wish  to  fit  them- 
selves either  for  teachers  of  drawing  and  painting,  or  for  painters  or  illustrators  may  have  the 
benefit  of  instruction  bj-  competent  artists  and  receive  an  education  in  art  as  it  is  taught  in  the  best 
art  schools  in  the  world.  On  the  page  following  is  a  cut  representing  some  of  the  rooms  of  the  Des 
Moines  Academy  of  Art.  An)-  who  are  interested  in  the  subject  of  art  in  any  way  will  be  amply 
rewarded  if  they  call  at  the  Academy  or  communicate  with  the  Director,  Charles  A.  Cummings. 

MU.SIC. 
While  Des  Moines  has  advanced  so  steadily  and  substantially  in  the  financial  and  commercial 
world,  and  in  fact  in  c\er\thing  that  goes  to  make  a  prosperous  city,  she  has  not  been  behind  in 
the  most  divine  of  all  arts  music.  Did  the  limits  of  this  article  permit,  many  reminiscences  of 
concerts  and  entertainments  in  the  '50's  and  '(3o's  could  be  related  which  show  that  the  best  class 
of  music  had  its  earnest  advocates  and   supporters  in  the   then  small    frontitr  town.     Prominent 


LUCAS  SCHOOL. 


CURTIS  SCHOOL 


EMKRSON  SCHOOL. 


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Reception  Room. 
Evening  Class. 


DES  MOINES  ACADEMY  OF  ART. 


Dav   Class. 
Private  Studio, 


aniony  the  lcadin.<;  spirits  in  the  early  musical  circles  were  Messrs.  C.  \V.  Kcycs.  J.  .M.  .Mood\-.  W  .  S. 
Pritchard,  L.  H.  Hush.  C.  C.  Xourse,  Tho<.  liatton,  joe  Sherman.  Tac  Husscy,  C.  H.Sweeney.  None 
of  the  above  named  sa\  e  their  entire  time  to  music  in  an.\-  of  its  branches,  but  as  is  often  the  ca.sc  a 
solid  foundation  was  laid  l)\-  the  musically  interesteil  business  men  for  substantial  musical  projjres.s. 
About  this  time  Mr.  \'.  ('.  Taxlor  located  here  and  for  twenty  years  he  was  the  most  prominent 
figure  in  the  musical  circles  in  this  city,  and  inileed  one  of  the  most  i)rominent  in  the  west,  lie 
was  as  well  known  as  a  composer  as  a  teacher,  and  his  work  in  his  chosen  profession  cannot  be  too 
hii^hly  praiscii.  Hetween  1870  and  18S4  I'rof.  Wollett.  vocal;  I'rof.  Proctor,  piano,  and  Mi.sses 
Nichols  and  Treat  were  the  |)rominent  teachers.  There  has  been  a  lar.ije  number  of  tine  individual 
voice  ami  instrumental  teachers  who  were  and  are  doiui;  excellent  work  for  the  cause  of  music,  but 
no  regular  conservatory  or  music  school  was  established  until  about  1S89  or  1890  when  Dr.  M.  L. 
]5artlett  ort^anized  the  Des  Moines  IVIusical  College,  an  institution  which  has  stcadil_\-  grown  until 
now  it  is  one  of  the  best  known  schools  in  the  west.  Heginning-  with  only  two  teachers,  including 
himself,  Ur.  liartlett  put  so  much  energy  and  merit  into  his  work   that  he  has  now  a  fully  equipi;ed 


college,  incorporated,  with  a  faculty  of  fifteen  teachers,  covering  all  departments  of  music.  In 
September,  1895,  Prof.  John  Sinclair,  organist  of  St.  Paul's  church,  organized  the  Des  Moines  Conserv- 
atory of  Music,  which  is  now  in  successful  operation,  having  its  share  of  patronage  and  looking 
forward  to  a  bright  future. 

The  various  institutions  of  learning  have  connected  with  each  of  them  musical  deparments  of 
high  grade.  Prof.  Strong,  piano,  and  Mrs.  A.  A.  Hclknap,  voice,  are  at  the  head  of  the  Drake 
University  Music  School;  Mrs.  C.  H.  Bonbright,  piano,  and  Mrs.  Murdo  MacRae,  voice,  at  the 
Baptist  College,  and  Prof.  James  Trace)-  at  Highland  Park.  The  music  student  in  anj-  line  will  find 
ample  opportunities  for  study  in  this  city. 

In  the  line  of  vocal  music  Des  Moines  has  had  several  societies  that  have  been  worthy  of 
mention  in  the  leading  music  journals  of  the  countr\-.  In  i<SS3-4  the  Des  Moines  Philharmonic 
.Society  was  organized  under  the  direction  of  Da\id  Blakely,  of  Minneapolis.  He  continued  as 
conductor  until  1886  when  he  was  succeeded  b}-  M.  L.  liartlelt,  who  continued  in  that  position  until 
the  society   disbanded.     For  one  or  two  years  it  was   known  as  the  Des  Moines  Vocal  Society,  but 


MR,  TOM  JAMES-  ART  PALACE. 


DES  MOINES  MALE  QUARTET. 


was  \  iitually  the  same  ori,^anization.  Duiinn'  these  years  the  management  of  the  society  was  in  the 
hands  of  Thos.  Hatton,  S.  A.  Stevenson,  W.  V..  Harictt,  \)r.  Woods  Ihitcliinson,  C.  .M.  and  C.  L. 
Koeler,  and  J.  li.  Weaver,  Jr.  There  has  I)een  recently-  organized  the  Apollo  club,  a  male  chorus 
of  fort\-  \oices,  wiiicli,  if  the  plans  of  the  originators  are  carried  out,  will  take  an  important  part  in 
the  musical  affairs  of  the  city.  Its  officers  are  Messrs.  C.  ]•'..  Ihniii,  President:  ]•".  J.  Risser,  Vice- 
President:  I,,  l-'..  .Seager,  Secretary;  M.  I-'.  Kingman.  Treasurer:  M.  I,.  Hartlett,  Conductor,  with 
an  P^.\ecuti\e  Committee  of  C.  i\I.  Keeler.  |.  H.  Weaver.  Jr.,  and  Wm.  ]•".  Reichard.  The  club  is 
incorporated  and  starts  with  its  limited  membership  of  forty  closed. 

There  ha\e  been  a  number  of  private  clubs  which  have  had  a  most  successful  career;  among 
which  are  the  P.nterpe  club  and  the  Mozart  club.  During  the  season  1894-95  the  Des  Moines 
Musical  College  String  Ouartet  gave  some  exceptioiialiv  good  concerts.  The  Des  Moines  Lady 
Ouartet  ami  the  Des  Moines  Male  Ouartet  have  done  a  great  deal  toward  extending  the  citv's 
musical  reputation  throughout  the  .State,  tl.eir concert  engagements  ha\ing  been  tliroughout  all  parts 
of  Iowa.      Oiu'  churches  are  well  sujiplied  with  i)ipe  organs  and  the  church  choir  music  is  above  the 


axerage.  (h\r  more  prominent  organists  at  [jresent  are  Mr,  C.  L.  Keeler,  Prof.  Strong,  Mrs.  F.  (). 
Davis,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Hotchkiss,  Mrs.  Celeste  B.  Givens,  Miss  Lulu  Nash,  Mr.  John  Sinclair  and  others. 

In  the  way  of  orchestral  and  band  music  Des  Moines  has  had  and  now  occupies  a  high  place. 
.Several  \'ears  ago  Prof.  L.  .S.  Gerberich  organized  the  Gerberich  (7rand  Symphony  (Jrchcstra. 
In  the  early  'So's  Mr.  \V.  11  Tomrikins  organized  a  fine  Lxand  whii,  h  was  a  credit  to  the  cit}'  and 
State;  it  was  succeeded  by  the  now  famous  Iowa  State  Hand,  which  was  organized  by  Prof.  P'rederick 
Phinney  in  iSS6  or  iSS;,  but  did  not  take  on  the  national  character  it  now  possesses  until  1892.  When 
the  demand  for  this  band  became  so  great  as  to  take  it  out  of  the  .State  so  much  of  the  time  the  I^es 
Moines  Union  Hand  was  organized  under  the  management  of  .Mr.  C  W.  Partlett. 

Tak'en  altogether  Des  Moines'  musical  history  is  one  of  which  any  city  might  be  proud,  llie 
leading  musicians  ha\e  worked  together  harmoniously  for  the  general  ad\ancenient  of  that  art 
without  which  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  and  good  in  this  world  would  be  lost. 

Among  those  who  ha\e  become  famous  in  music  who  li\ed  in  Des  Moines  are  Miss  Jennie 
Dickerson;  John  McCauley,  now  in  London:    Harr\-  Pepper,  New  \'ork',  and   others. 


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Mr.   Henri  Ruifrok. 


EES  MOINES  MUSICAL  COLLEGE. 
Dr.  M    L.  Bartlett. 


Mr.  Carl  Riedelsberger. 


UKS  MUIXKS  MUSICAL  CULLICGK. 

Amont;  tlic  L;ro\\iiitj  music  schools  of  the  country  \vc  find  marching  in  the  front  rank  tlie  Des 
Moines  Musical  College,  an  institiition  of  which  the  citizens  of  Iowa  can  rightfully  feel  proud.  Dr. 
M.  L.  Bartlett  founded  the  Des  Moines  Musical  College  in  1887  and  is  now  its  president  and  director. 
Dr.  Bartlett  has  a  national  reputation  as  a  conductor  and  vocal  teacher.  Dr.  Hartlett  lias  endeared 
himself  to  the  music  lo\ing  people  of  Des  .Moines  b\-  his  never  ending  zeal  in  behalf  of  the  advance- 
ment of  music  in  our  city  and  State.  Mr.  Henri  Rviifrok.  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  piano  depart- 
ment of  the  College,  is  a  full  graduate  of  the  noted  Leipsic  Conservatory  of  Music  anil  uses  the  same 
methods  in  his  work  here,  and  which  are  already  showing  excellent  results. 

Mr.  Carl  Riedelsbergcr  represents  the  highest  (le\eloi)ment  of  the  great  German  school  of 
\  iolin  playing,  being  a  graduate  of  the  noted  Stern  Conservatory  of  Music  of  Ik-rlin,  and  \n\\n\  of 
the  great  violinist,  Emil  Sauret.  The  work  of  the  ensemble  classes,  under  Mr.  Reidelsberger,  have 
already  attracted  no  little  attention  and  these  classes,  which  are  free  to  pupils  of  the  College, 
cannot  be  founil  in  any  other  school  in  this  countr\\ 

The  guitar,  banjo  and  mantlolin  school  is  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  F.  J.  Newell  and  Charles 
Levin.     .Mrs.  Bartlett  and  Miss  I.uella  lla\ward  are  assistant  teachers  in  piano  and  voice. 


THE  DES  MOINES  CONSERVATORY  ()E  MUSIC. 
This  institution  was  oi\<Janizcd  by  Mr.  John  Sinclair,  in  the  summer  of  1895,  and  occupies 
elegant  and  commodious  quarters  at  41O  and  41S  West  Walnut  street.  All  branches  of  music  are 
taught,  and  the  different  departments  are  presided  over  i>\-  the  most  efificient  and  besi  musicians 
that  can  be  found.  The  object  of  the  irjstitution  is  to  suppl_\-  a  long  felt  demand  for  a  conservatorv 
of  music  in  which  instruction  could  be  given  in  all  the  different  lines  of  musical  art  at  a  price 
within  the  reach  of  all.  As  incentives  to  stucly  the  faculty  present  prizes  to  the  students  who 
make  the  most  ad\ancenicnt  during  the  term  and,  for  entertainment  aiul  amusement  and  practical 
help  to  the  student,  recitals  are  given  at  regular  intervals-  this  keep.;  up  a  keen  interest  in  the 
work  and  from  the  success  which  has  attended  them  so  far,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  in  the  future  the 
manager  will  be  anij^ly  rewarded  for  the  energy  [)ut  forth  in  establishing  an  institution  for  the 
[jromotion  of  tiiat  art  which  is  the  source  of  so  much  jjleasure  and  hajipiness  in  the  world. 


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IIK.IIL.WI)  PARK  NORMAL  COLLK(iK. 
This  institution  was  tounded  in  iS.Sg  <uul  opened  to  the  puijlic  ,n  .Sei)tcniijcr,  1890.  President 
U.  n.  Longwell  has  had  charge  of  the  institution  from  its  founding.  His  first  and  greatest  aim  has 
been  to  make  tliis  one  of  the  most  substantial  and  thorough-going  institutions  of  learning  in  the 
country.  He  has  always  been  able  to  keep  a  remarkably  strong  faculty,  and  the  institution  is 
lirobably  one  of  the  best  ecjuipped  schools  in  the  covmtry.  During  the  first  year  of  the  school, 
1890-91.^21  different  students  were  enrolled;  the  second  year  1,262  were  enrolled,  the  third  year 
I,:,M.  The  school  then  became  embarrassed  through  the  failure  of  some  of  the  men  connected  with 
the  enterprise,  but  it  has  alwaN's  been  conceded  it  was  not  through  any  fault  of  the  school  itself  as 
the  school  was  always  on  more  than  a  pa.N-ing  basis.  The  property  has  passed  through  the  courts  and 
is  now  owned  and  managed  by  a  strong  syndicate  and  is  a  solid  financial  institution.  The  standard 
of  work.  howe\er.  was  never  lowered  and  the  school  is  to-day  stronger  in  every  way  than  it  has  ever 
been  before.  The  location  is  admirable.  The  buildings  are  equal  to  those  of  any  other  school  in 
the  country,  and  there  are  few  .State  institutions  that  are  better  equipped  for  any  grade  of  college  work. 


DRAKE  liNIVERSITV, 

BARTON    I).  AVLESW'OKTH,   D.   I).,  LL.   D.,   FKESIDEN'T. 

Drake  Universit\'  was  fouiuled  in  iS8i.  It  was  a  liigh-[}ur|)osed  effort  to  put  into  the  concrete 
the  jjlans  of  D.  R.  Lucas,  G.  T.  Cari)enter  and  other:;,  to  whom  Des  Moines  even  at  that  time  seemed 
tlie  inevitable  metropolis  of  the  lower  northwest.  It  was  named  in  honor  of  Gen.  I-'.  M.  Drake,  of 
Center\ille,  Iowa,  its  most  liberal  donor. 

Its  first  session  was  held  in  a  temporary  frame  building  on  the  present  campus.  The  main 
building  was  first  occupied  in  18S3.  The  church  and  chapel  were  dedicated  in  1890.  the  science  hall 
was  completed  in  1892.  The  law  and  medical  building  was  purchased  and  enlarged  the  same 
year.  The  literary  societies  are  well  housed  and  gi\en  comfortable  surroundings.  The  societies  are 
ojien  alike  to  the  students  of  ever)-  department. 

The  character  of  the  Uni\ersit\'  is  English  rather  than  German,  since  it  comprehends  a  circle 
of  ten  colleges:  Letters  and  Science,  Bible,  Nornral,  Law,  Medical,  Business,  Musical,  Oratorical, 
Art  and  Pharmac}-.    l'"ach  college  is  superintended  by  a  Dean  chosen  because  of  his  special  proficienc\- 


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Medical  and  Law  Building. 


DRAKE  UNIVERSITY. 
Science  Hall. 
Main  Building. 


Chapel. 


DRAKE  UNIVERSITY  SOCIETY  HALLS. 

Alethean. 

Philomathian. 


and  renown  in  his  line  of  instruction.  ICacli  college  has  its  own  special  courses  and  grants  a  special 
certificate  or  diploma.  Certificates  only;  are  granted  unless  the  professional  work  is  based  upon 
satisfactory  general  collegiate  attainments.  The  granting  of  a  diploma  constitutes  the  holder  an 
alumnus  of  the  institution. 

All  students  of  the  several  colleges  ma\-  enjo\-  the  privileges  of  museums,  libraries,  reading 
rooms,  lectures,  etc.,  of  the  Uni\crsit\-,  and  ma\-  take  classes  in  general  or  professional  work  in  an\- 
of  its  schools  upon  e<iuilal)le  terms.  The  exprit  de  mrp.s  ol  the  University  is  maintained  through 
the  President,  the  social  commingling  of  the  stuilents,  and  the  interchange  of  class  work  among  the 
\arious  departments.  The  purpose  of  the  school  as  a  whole  is  to  create  active  agents  in  tlie  indus- 
trial and  intellectual  systems  of  the  age.  Drake  University  will  enroll  more  than  a  thousand  students 
in  its  several  departments  this  \-ear,  while  the  nmnber  of  graduates  will  e.\ceed  one  hundred  and 
twent\--fi\e. 


GOVERNOR  FRANCIS  'SI.    DRAKE. 

Governor  Francis  M.  Drake  was  born  in  Rush\-illc,  Illinois,  December  30,  1830,  beint;'  the 
second  son  of  Jcihii  Adams  Drake,  b}- his  wife,  Harriet  Jane  O'Neal,  natives  of  North  Carolina. 
The  famil)'  located  in  Iowa  in  1S37,  and  the  Governor  has  since  resided  in  that  .State,  his 
home  now  beint;'  in  Center\ille.  He  received  a  t.;ood  business  education,  and  has  'etl  an  active 
and  successful  busiiK^ss  life.  He  crossetl  the  plains  twice  to  Sacramento  with  an  ox-train  and  drove 
of  cattle  during  the  ;.;old  excitement  in  California;  on  the  first  trip,  m  commantl  of  twent\'  men,  at 
the  crossint,''  of  .Shell  Creek,  Nebraska,  he  was  in  a  severe  engagement  with  about  three  hundretl 
Pawnee  Indians,  whom  lie  defeated,  inflicting  on  them  a  heavy  loss.  He  was  a  passenger  on  the 
steamer  "Yankee  Hlade,"  wrecked  .September  30,  1S54,  on  the  Pacific  Ocean,  the  vessel  being  totall)- 
lost,  and  he  narrowly  escaped,  luuing  been  picked  up  on  the  coast  five  days  afterwards. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Ci\il  War  in  i86i,he  enlisted,  and  was  commissioned  captain  of  a 
company  which  was  organized  into  Colonel  Edwards'  Indejiendent  Iowa  Regiment,  of  which  he  was 
elected  major,  and  with  this  command  served  through  the  critical  times  of  1861  in  Missouri,  dri\'ing 
the  forces  under  General  Patton  from  the  northern  part  of  the  state.  He  was  then  assigned  by 
General  Prentiss  to  the  command  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  holding  the  position  at  the  time  of 
Mulligan's  surrender  to  Price  at  Lexington,  and  repulsing  the  attack  on  St.  Joseph  soon  afterwartls. 


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At  the  organization  of  the  36th  Iowa  IiiraiUi\-  in  1862.  lie  was  made  lieutenant-colonel,  and 
in  llie  niilitar)-  liistoiy  of  llic  three  years'  hard  and  efficient  ser\ice  of  that  regiment,  placing  it 
among  the  distinguished  Iowa  regiments,  Ids  name  stands  conspicuous. 

He  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  campaign  of  Steele  from  Little  Rock  to  reinforce  Hanks  at 
Louisiana  in  1S64,  and  reniiered  import.int  service.  His  gallant  defense  at  I-dkins'  I'"ord  on  the 
Little  Missoiu'i  l\i\cr.  while  in  command  of  a  tlet.ichment  of  fi\'c  hundred  men,  against  Marmaduke's 
division,  three  thousand  strong,  resulting  in  holding  the  ford  after  a  severe  engagement  of  several 
hours,  was  highl\-  commended  l)y  his  superior  officers,  and  he  was  soon  afterwards  placed  in 
command  of  his  hiigade.  (  )n  the  j;th  of  .\pril.  at  the  bloody  battle  of  Mark's  Mills,  while  in 
command  of  less  than  fifteen  hundred  men,  fighting  the  combined  ca\alry  forces  of  Kirby  Smith, 
commanded  b}-  General  Fagan,  he  was  severeh"  wounded  in  the  lelt  thigh,  and  fell  into  the  hands 
of  the  eneni}'.  The  wound  was  pronounced  mortal,  the  thigh  bone  being  slightly  fractured  l)y  a 
Helgian  ball  weighing  one  and  a  half  omices,  the  bone  severing  the  ball,  and  the  pieces  being 
extracted  from  different  parts  of  the  body,  except  one  drachm  of  leatl  being  burieil  in  the  bone 
where  it  struck  and  still  remains.  Owing  to  the  se\erity  of  the  wound  he  was  not  held  a  jirisoner, 
and  after  a  confinement  of  nearl\-  six  nujnths.  his  wounds  being  sufficiently  healed,  he,  in  ( )ctober 
following,  b\-  the  aid  of  crutches,  rejoined   his  commaiul  at  Little  Rock'.      He  was  soon  after  recom- 


meiuled  for  promotion  liy  the  field  and  t^cneral  officers  "on  account  of  general  gallantry  and  hartl 
and  efificient  service,"  and  was  breveted  Brigadier-general  of  United  States  Volunteers,  and  assigned 
for  duty  commensurate  with  his  rank.  He  relieved  General  Thayer  at  St.  Charles,  and  later 
commamled  a  brigade  in  the  tlivision  of  (ieneral  .Shaler,  and  the  post  of  Duval's  l^luff.  .Arkansas, 
until  his  muster  out  of  service  in  September,  1865. 

Alter  the  war  Cleneral  Drake  engaged  very  successfully  in  the  practice  of  law  about  six 
_\-ears.  For  the  last  twent\--fi\'e  years  he  has  been  in  the  railroad  and  banking  business;  has  projected 
anil  built  fue  railroads.  He  is  President  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees  of  Drake  Universit}-,  Des  Moines, 
Iowa,  which  bears  his  name  as  one  of  its  founders  and  its  most  liberal  benefactor.  He  has  also 
contributed  largely  to  other  educational  institutions,  and  to  the  missionary  societies  and  church 
extension  fund  of  the  Christian  brotherhood,  with  which  he  stands  prominently  connected. 

Governor   Drake   was    married   December  24,    iS;5,  to   Mary  Jane   Lord,   deccasetl    June  22. 
1883.     Two  sons — Frank  Ellsworth  and  John  Adams — and  four  daughters,  Millie  D.  Shouts,  Jennie 
D.  Sawyers,  tlva  D.  Goss  and  Mary  Lord  Drake  are  living. 

He  was  elected  Governor  on  the  5th  day  of  November,  iSij;.  having  received  the  largest  vote 
ever  cast  for  an_\-  candidate  for  that  of^ce  in  the  State.  His  daugiiter,  Mary  Lortl.  has  charge  of  the 
social  duties  of  his  administration. 


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L'AN:aH   LUrHbKAN   COLLEGE. 


Till-:  i).\M>ii  i.iTiii-.k.w  i;\i\"i:rsit\-. 

This  is  tlu-  only  Danish  Lutheran  l'iii\LTsit\-  in  tlic  Unitctl  States  and  consequently  nnicli  is 
to  1)0  expected  of  it  in  tlic  future,  as  there  are  a  Ljreat  many  youni;  ])eo|)le  of  this  nationalit\-  who 
wisli  to  complete  their  education  after  their  arri\al  in  this  countr)-.  and  by  iia\'inLj  access  to  a  school 
where  they  can  he  tauL;'ht  the  arts  and  sciences  in  tlie  mother  toULjne  it  is  much  easier  for  them  to 
I)roceeil  with  their  studies. 

The  collei^e  was  conmienced  in  18(^4-9;  and  the  east  wiw^  of  the  buildinij  erected  in  the 
summer  of  iS,);;  ii  uill  In-  uptMied  for  the  admission  of  students  in  the  >])rin'4  of  1S96.  The  site  is 
well  chosen,  Ijeinj;  northe.ist  ol  Des  Moines.  o\erlookint^  the  C]t\-  and  surroundin;,;  countr}-.  Much 
of  the  credit  J'or  securing;-  the  collet^a-  is  due  to  Mr.  K.  Lauretson  and  Mr.  I)a\id  II.  Kooker,  who 
did  all  in  their  ijuwer  to  raise  finuU  ar.d  secine  the  necessar\-  land  on  which  to  build. 


IOWA  BUSINESS  COLLEGE. 

The  Iowa  Business  Collc.t;;e  of  Des  Moines  is  one  of  her  oldest  and  best  known  institutions. 
It  was  or<i;ani/.ed  and  first  opened  its  doors  for  public  patronage  in  November  1.S65,  with  C.  B. 
\Vortliint,rton  and  Capt.  J.  W.  Muffly  as  its  president  and  secretar)-.  The  school  was  first  located 
in  the  .Sherman  block,  northeast  corner  of  Third  street  and  Court  a\enue. 

In  1S70  new  rooms  were  arranged  for  its  accommodation  in  the  Rollins  block,  corner  of 
Walnut  and  Fourth  streets,  where  it  remained  until  18S6. 

In  1874  the  school  was  purchased  b\'  Messrs.  Geo.  Ward  and  A.  C.  Jennings,  who  were 
associated  as  principals  for  one  year,  when  I'rol.  Jennings  took  full  charge  and  has  since  acted  as 
president   of  the   institution. 

In  i88j  Prof.  C.  .S,  Cha]inian  became  associated  in  the  management  of  the  school  and 
occu|)ietl  the  position  of  secretai}-  liiitil  1889.  wlieii  he  retired  to  occu]))' a  similar  jiosition  in  the 
Curtis  College,  of   Minneapolis. 


A.  C    Jennings.  President  IOWA  BUSINESS  COLLEGE. 

View  of  Shorthand  Room, 


E.  L.  Moore,  Secretary, 
College  Office. 


Theory  Hall 

Telegraphy. 


IOWA  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 


The  Commercial  Exchange. 
Typewriting  Room. 


In  iSS;  the  collc-c  was  a.i,'ain  removed  to  larocr  apartments  in  the  Mynn  l)lock.  corner  of 
Seventh  and  Locust  streets,  where  it  remaineii  until  tiie  >ear  1890.  when  tlie  Iowa  School  of  Short- 
hand antl  tlie    Iowa  School  of  Telegrai)h\-   were  oryani/.ed  in  connection. 

The  V.  M.  C.  A.  huildintj,  on  the  corner  of  Fourth  street  and  Grand  avenue,  was  the  next 
home  of  the  I.  H.  C. 

Trot.  h.  L.  Moore  became  the  secretarv  of  the  reort,ani/.ed  school  in  1894,  when  a  new 
business  block  was  erected  for  the  colle-e  and  arran-ed  especially  for  its  acc,,nnn.i,lation  on  the 
corner  of  Fourth  and  Locust  streets.  Four  views  of  the  eleven  commodious  rooms  are  shown 
in  this  \olume. 

The  institution  is  now  in  the  most  prosperous  condition  since  its  organization  and  is  one  of 
the  best,  if  not  the  best,  eciuipjied  schools  in  the  State  of  Iowa  and  this  means  as  s^ooil  as  the  .best. 


DES  MOINES  C0LLE(;E. 
Des  Moines  Colletje  is  the  oldest  educational  institution  in  iJes  Moines.  It  was  incorporated 
in  1865,  but  it  grew  out  of  a  school  whi'-h  had  been  conducted  by  the  Rew  I.  A.  Nash,  1).  I).,  for 
some  years  prior  to  that  date.  It  has  several  peculiar  features.  One  is  that  it  has  never  attempted 
to  gain  a  large  patronage  b_\-  promising  more  than  it  can  perform  or  b_\'  a  low  stantlard  of  work.  It 
has  alwa\'s  sought  to  do  its  work  thoroughl)-,  even  at  the  expense  of  a  large  attendance.  Another 
characteristic  is  its  close  affiliation  with  the  Universit}-  of  Chicago.  This  relationship  is  of  such 
a  nature  that  work  performed  at  the  college  is  credited  at  the  Unixersity.  The  college  has  three 
departments-  the  Academy,  the  College,  and  Music.  The  first  is  a  first-class  [)re[)aratory  school; 
the  second  covers  the  grountl  of  the  best  college  curriculums,  and  the  thirtl  gi\es  thorough  training 
in  vocal  music,  harmony  anil  the  piano-forte. 


DES  MOINES  COLLEGE. 


Main  Office.  CAPITAL  CITY  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE. 

School  of  Shorthand.  Main  Room. 


Commercial  Exchange. 

Typewriting  Department. 


Till".  CAl'llAL  C1T\-   COALMI'.RCIAL  C(JLLi:(,i;. 

The  road  to  success  ina\-  be  as  i)laiii  as  "the  road  to  mill,"  but  uotwithstaudiiii^  this,  niany 
vvho  seek  it  do  not  find  it.  Tiicre  are  nianv  thini^s  that  lead  to  a  successful  career,  among  which  nia\- 
be  reckoned,  in  addition  to  the  i^encral  ([ualitications,  honest}-,  industry,  continuity,  etc..  the  element 
of  preparation.  It  is  a  truism  that  ships  should  be  ])reparc(l  for  a  sea  vova'^e  before  sailint(,  and 
soldiers  be  trained  for  battle  before  fit^htiuL;.  \\'h\-  not  train  \ouny  men  and  women  for  success 
before  they  l^o  out  to  buffet  with  the  \va\es  ^>(  practical  life:  why  not  drill  and  discipline  them  for 
the  battle  before  the_\-  be.i^in  to  tl.^lu  it,  and  not  send  them  weaponless  into  liie  conflict  to  be  broken 
and  discourat^a-d  l.)_\-  certain  defeat. 

The  Ca])ital  City  Commercial  CollcLje  and  the  Capital  Cit\-  .School  of  .shorthand,  ^'.  M.  C.  A. 
buildinL,',  Ues  Moines,  Iowa  (views  of  which  may  be  seen  on  the  opposite  page),  are  among  tiie 
leading  training  schools  of  this  country  for  the  i)re[)aration  of  _\-oung  men  and  women  for  business 
life.  Hundretls  of  students  go  out  trom  them  each  year  better  eijuippetl  for  life's  work,  better  able 
to  do  something  useful  and  protUable,  better  pre[)ared  to  at  once  earn  an  honest  livelihood,  than  arc 
graduates  of  many  classical  institutions.  Catalogues  will  be  sent  anywhere  upon  request.  Address 
Mehan  &  McCaule\-,  I)es  .Moines,  Iowa. 


YOUNG   MEN'S  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION. 

The  Youtis;  Men's  Christian  Association  is  one  of  the  great  philanthropic  and  business 
institutions  of  our  cit\-.  It  was  organized  in  1872,  holding  oni\'  religious  meetings  at  the  start, 
afterward  it  branched  out  into  other  lines,  moving  from  time  to  time  as  its  quarters  became  too 
small.  In  1888  the  "Building  Idea"  was  taken  up  in  earnest,  ami  within  one  j-ear  $50,000  was 
subscribed.  ]VIa\-  15,  i88q,  the  first  dirt  was  moved  antl  ]\Ia\-  19,  1891,  the  building  was  opened  for 
work.  The  total  cost  of  building  and  lot  was  $75,000;  the  propert}'  is  now  valued  at  $100,000. 
The  Capital  Cit)-  Commercial  College  rents  the  entire  fourth  aiul  fifth  floors,  ha\ing  one  of  the 
nu)st  tlesirable  locations  in  the  West.  Class  rooms,  the  auditorium,  reading  rooms,  [larlors  and 
amusement  room  fill  the  third  and  second  floors,  while  the  g_\-mnasium  and  bath  roonis  occup\'  the 
remainder  of  the  building.     The  gymnasium,  56x74,  is  the  largest  and  best  equipped   in  the  .State. 

The  general  work'  of  the  Association  is  the  all  around  develoiMiient  of  \-oimg  men.  It 
carries  on  the  most  extensive  lecture  course  in  the  cit\-:   its  e\'ening  classes  gi\e  aiuple  facilit\'  to 


YOUNG  MEN  S  CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION   BUILDING-N    W   Corner  of  Fourth  and  Grand  Avcr.uc, 


Reception  Room.  YOUNG  MEN'S  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ROOMS 

Reading  Room  and  Parlor. 


Parlor. 

Gymnayium. 


young  men  who  lia\c  not  had  eailier  oi^portunity  to  ini])io\c  tlicir  niinils;  the  gx-mnasiiini  is  full  in 
the  winter  months,  while  those  who  tlesire  can  find  classes  in  mble  stud)-  and  otlier  religious 
[iri\  ileges.  All  classes  of  men  seek  its  privileges,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  no  organization  is  more 
popular  in  our  land  to-day  than  the  ^'oung  Men's  Christian  Association. 

ST.  AMBROSE  CHURCH. 
The  new  St.  .\mbrose  church  was  completed  and  dedicated  in  ( )ctober,  icSyi.  It  is  beau- 
tifully located  on  the  corner  of  Si.xth  and  High  streets,  and  proud!)'  facing  one  of  the  busiest 
avenues  of  the  city.  There  is  no  detail  to  detract  or  wound  the  eye  of  the  spectator  for  all  is  one 
marvelous  whole  of  true  and  simple  grandeur.  It  is  built  of  Bedford  stone,  and  is  a  gootl  type  ot 
the  Romanesque  style  of  architecture.  Its  extreme  length  is  185  feet  and  extreme  width  103  feet. 
The  side  walls  of  the  building  are  thirt\-seven  feet  high,  the  ridge  of  the  roof  eight\-  feet  high.  In 
front  is  a  massive  square  campanile  or  tower  150  feet  high,  with  clustered  lolumns  and  car\ed  caps 
surmounted  b\-  a  gold  cross. 


The  interior  is  all  finished  in  hard  wood.  The  walls  are  wainscoted  with  white  oak  and 
walnut  trimniino's  over  which  are  fresco  paintings,  emblematic  of  various  mysteries  of  religion,  and 
the  ceiling  is  paneled  in  beautifully  carved  wood.  The  stained  glass  windows  are  of  a  superior 
quality,  decorated  with  beautiful  religious  emblems,  except  the  windows  around  the  chancel,  which 
contain  each  one  a  life  size  figure  of  some  great  saint  of  the  church.  The  auditorium  is  large  and 
open,  without  any  columns  or  pillars  to  obstruct  the  sight  or  hearing.  At  the  rear  is  a  large  gallery 
for  organ  and  choir,  while  in  front  is  a  sanctuary  large  enough  to  accommodate,  if  necessary,  two 
hundred  clergymen.  The  seating  capacity  of  the  church  is  about  1,500,  and  the  cost  $95,000.  It 
was  erected  during  the  pastorship  and  under  the  supervision  of  the  Very  Reverend  Mr.  Flavin,  its 
present  pastor. 

THE  MARBLE  ALTAR  IN  ST.  AMBROSE  CHURCH. 

The  most  prominent  and  attractive  feature  of  St.  Ambrose  church  is  the  main  altar,  a  gem 
of  beauty  and  architecture,  which  brings  many  visitors  to  this  church.     It  is  built  of  marble  and 


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thirty-seven  feet  liii;h  and  twenty-four  feet  wide,  surmounted  bx'  a  liea\\'  i,Mlt  cross,  and  at  either 
side  a  representation  of  St.  Michael,  the  archangel,  with  a  trumpet,  calling  mankind  to  judgment; 
while  in  front  and  inuiiediatcly  under  the  cross  is  a  life  size  statue  of  the  Savior,  rejiresenting  His 
ascension  into  hea\cn  and  atldressing  these  consoling  words  to  his  followers:  "Come,  ye  blessed  of 
M\-  Father,  possess  the  Kingdom  iirejjared  for  you."  The  table  of  the  altar  is  one  piece  of  marble 
twelve  feet  long  and  two  feet  wide.  ()\-er  this  is  a  massive  revolving  tabernacle  with  a  large 
crucifi.x.  and  at  either  side  life  size  statues  of  Saints  John  the  I'.vangelist  and  ^latthew  and  two 
adoring  angels,  one  at  each  extremity  of  the  altar,  in  an  attitude  of  i)ra\er.  L  nder  the  table  ol  the 
altar  is  a  lovely  group  of  statuar\-  representing  the  last  supper.  It  was  designed  and  executed  by 
v..  Hacklier,  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin,  who  has  obtained  a  national  reputation  as  an  altar  builder,  and 
erectetl  in  mcmor\-  of   Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  ( )'Connor,  who  donated  it  to  the  church. 


FIRST    BAPTIST    CHURCH 

The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Dcs  Moines  was  established  in  1851,  with  a  membership  of 
ele\en  persons,  Re\'.  John  A.  Nash  being  the  first  pastor.  For  about  three  years  the  society  used 
the  old  court  house  for  their  ser\ices.  The  first  building  erected  by  the  society  was  a  small,  plain 
brick  structure  on  Mulberr}'  street  opposite  the  present  court  house.  This  building  was  usetl  until 
1867,  when  a  larger  building  was  erected  on  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Locust  and  used  until  1S93. 
For  the  last  two  \'cars  the  society  has  occupied  the  High  street  building.  In  1,894  the  society 
resolved  to  erect  a  new  church,  modern  in  design  and  finish  and  adequate  to  their  increasing 
congregation.  \'arious  plans  were  submitted  to  the  committee  and  the  one  designed  by  Eastman 
&  McLelland  was  so  superior  to  the  others  that  it  was  unanimousl)'  adopted.  The  corner  stone 
was  laid  in  ( )ctober  of  the  year  1S94.  .Since  then  the  work  of  erection  has  steadil\-  proceeded  and 
only  the  interior  work  remains  to  be  finished. 


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ST.  JOHN'S  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  CHIRCH. 
St.  loliii's  I'.vangelical  Lutheran  Chmch,  of  Dcs  Moines,  Iowa,  wa.s  first  organized  .November 
26,  186;,  by  tile  superintendent  of  tlie  Home  Mission  lioard  of  the  (.enerai  .Synod  of  the  United  States, 
as  a  Mission  Cliurcl.,  with  twenty-four  members.  The  first  services  were  lieUl  in  what  was  tiien  the 
Lirst  Christian  Church,  tormerl\-  the  county  court  house.  In  Marcii.  1S67,  the  congregation 
bought  a  lot  on  the  corner  of  .Seventh  ami  .Sycamore  (now  drand  a\emie)  ami  in  1  S6.S  the\- 
commenced  the  erection  of  their  first  church  home,  and  Januar\-  s,  iS6q.  the  building  was 
dedicatei.1.  Their  first  church  home  was  a  frame  buiUling.  The  present  church  building,  corner 
Si.\lh  avenue  and  Chestnut  street,  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  about  S3;,000:  the  basement  was 
finished  and  the  first  ser\ice  held  in  .March,  lS(jo;  the  main  building  was  completetl  and  dedicated  in 
b'ebruar\-,  1892.  The  congregation,  beginning  with  no  church  home  ami  a  small  membersiiip,  has 
steadily  grown  and  jjrospereil  until  the>-  have  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  commodious  church 
homes  in  the  cit\-,  as  mav  be  seen  b\-  referring  to  the  accompanying  illustration  on  opposite  l)age. 


THE  CENTRAL  PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH. 

The  Central  Presb\-tcrian  Church  was  organized  on  the  4th  of  Ianuar\-,  1S48,  in  one  of  the  block- 
houses which  stood  on  the  banks  of  the  Raccoon  river,  near  its  junction  with  the  Des  Moines,  b\- 
the  Rev.  Thoni[json  Hird,  with  a  membership  of  si.x  persons.  Subsequent  services  were  held  in  the 
homes  of  the  different  members  of  the  church  until  in  the  summer  of  1S53  when  the  first  house  of 
worship  was  erected  which  was  a  frame  structure  built  on  the  west  side  of  Fourth  street,  just  south 
of  where  the  Kirkvvood  now  stands.  It  was  destro\'eci  by  fire  foiu'  years  later.  The  corner  stone 
of  the  commodious  building  on  the  northeastern  corner  of  Eighth  and  High  streets  was  laid 
.September  5,  1867,  and  the  completed  building  was  dedicated  January  2,  1S70. 

In  1S7;  the  First  Presbyterian  chiuxh,  which  had  been  organizetl  at  the  same  time  as  the 
Central  church,  united  with  it  and  the  congregation  decided  to  call  it  the  I'resb}'terian  Church  of 
Des   Moines,  but  thirteen  \-ears  later  it  was  changed  to  the  Central  rresb\-terian  Church. 


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FIRST  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCIT 
The  First  Mcthixlisl  Church  of  Dos  Moines  bears  the  distinction  of  being  the  outgrowth  of  the 
first  reHgions  organization  e\er  estabUsiied  in  Des  Moines,  this  being  farther  west  than  anj-  similar 
organization  on  ihe  American  continent  at  tiiat  time.  Tiiis  was  a  Sun(hi)'-school  organized  in  tlie  sum- 
mer of  1846  1))'  Ezra  Ratld)un  and  Henjamin  !•".  Ik).\ie,  assisted  fjy  I-atlier  Rathbun  ami  four  teachers, 
there  being  only  se\en  sciiolars.  The  meeting  was  held  in  one  of  the  garrison  houses  on  'Coon  ri\er: 
after  the  organization  was  effected  tliey  adjourned  to  the  bank  of  the  Des  Moines  river,  wliere  the 
lesson  was  conducted  beneath  the  shatle  of  a  large  Cottonwood  tree.  .\  little  later  a  Bible  class 
was  formed  by  some  of  the  older  mendiers  and  soon  after  the  hrst  niini.ster,  Re\'.  Russell,  was  sent 
to  take  charge  of  the  small  l)and  of  Metliodists.  The  organization  continued  to  hoitl  their 
meetings  at  different   ])laces  until  the  s[)ring  of    1S4S,  when  they  erecteil  their  tlist  church  edifice  on 


a  lot  just  across  the  alley  from  the  post-office  building"  on  Fifth  street.  This  building  was 
•destroyed  b)"  a  wind  storm  before  its  completion  and  liad  to  be  rebuilt.  The  church  occupied  this 
building;  until  1S56,  when  a  brick  structure  was  erected  a  short  distance  north  of  it,  where  the  Iowa 
Loan  &  Trust  Company  building  now  stands.  In  18S0  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  move  farther  out  of 
town,  and  the  ground  was  accordingly  sold  and  the  proceeds  used  to  purchase  grounds  and  to  erect 
the  beautiful  and  commodious  structure  which  now  stands  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Ninth  and 
Pleasant  streets.  The  First  M.  F.  Church  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  prosperous  in  the  cit\-, 
with  a  membership  of  more  than  one  thousand.  The  cut  on  the  preceding  page  was  made  from  a 
photo  which  was  taken  more  for  the  beauty  of  the  surroundings  than  to  show  the  architectural  style 
of  the  church  represented. 


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PLYMOUTH  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH. 
The  I'lynunth  Consrc-ational  Church  was  organized  December  6,  ,8;;,  R,v,  Joseph  T. 
Cook  be.nK  u.stallecl  as  its  pastor.  The  first  ,neetin<,s  were  held  over  .Mien's  Hank,  hut  soon  after 
the  services  were  conducted  in  ShernK„rs  Hall  on  Court  avenue.  Here  the  church  renKuned  until 
the  sumn.er  of  ,858,  when  a  lot  was  leased  and  a  sn.all  ,n„ne  buildin.  was  erected  on  Court 
avenue,  near  where  the  post-office  now  stands:  bu,  th,s  Inuld.n.  was  soon  removed  to  a  lot 
adjoining  the  lot  now  occup.ed  by  the  l>lyn,outh  church.  Th,s  buildin.  was  repaired  and  enlarged 
at  various  times  until  in  the  year  ,875  when  ,t  was  torn  away  to  be  superseded  by  ,he  handsle 
structure  wh.ch  now  stands  on  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Locust  streets.  Rev.  .\.  L.  |.nsb,e,  the 
fourth  pastor,  was  installed  in  the  year  ,87,  and  has  now  been  wuh  the  church  for  twenty-five 
years.  He  has  done  nu,ch  toward  rais.n^  it  fron,  a  small  .uul  stru,»d,„,.  band  of  followers  to  a 
large  and  well-organized  church  of  six  hundred  and  fifty  members  or  nu.re. 


CENTRAL  CHURCH  OF  CHRIST. 

Tlie  Central  Church  of  Christ  was  organized  October  i,  i860,  with  seventeen  members.  The 
first  place  of  worship  was  an  old  brick  building  on  East  Market  street:  the  next  a  hall  over  what 
was  then  known  as  the  Des  Moines  House;  the  first  building  owned  by  the  congregation  was  situated 
on  Cherry  street,  opposite  the  court  house,  and  is  now  the  Wabash  depot.  Later  the  church  jnu'chased 
the  (  )ld  .School  Presbyterian  edifice  at  709  Locust  street,  which  was  improved  and  occupied  for  ten 
years.  In  1890  the  elegant  structure  shown  in  the  cut  was  built  at  the  corner  of  Ninth  and  Pleasant 
streets.  It  is  built  of  Lake  Superior  brown  stone,  elegant  in  its  appointments  and  elaborately 
furnished.  Its  prevailing  tone  is  the  cherr)-  hue.  The  auditorium  is  finished  with  cherry,  and  the 
case  of  the  great  organ,  built  at  a  cost  of  $7,500,  is  also  cherry.  The  entire  cost  of  the  Central 
Church  was  $100,000. 

For  twenty-five  years  the  congregation  made  slow  but  substantial  progress.  The  present 
pastor.  Dr.  Breeden.  commenced  his  labors  in  1885,  at  which  time  the  church  numbered,  all  told, 
340  members.  Now  it  numbers  1,330.  The  entire  membership  of  the  Christian  churches  in  Des 
Moines  is  said  to  be  3,800. 


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ST.  PALL'S  CHURCH. 
The  Parish  of  St.  Paul  was  ori^anizc<l  in  1S54,  and  vestrv  elected.  .Ser\iccs  were  held  tlurin;^ 
iS;5  and  1S56  in  the  (jld  court  house.  Tiie  first  church  buildin;^-  was  built  durini;  the  year  of  1856, 
and  was  located  on  the  west  side  of  -Seventh  street  just  above  Walnut.  The  first  service  was  held  in 
this  building  on  (hristinas  day.  lS;6.  The  present  building,  corner  of  Ninth  and  Higli  streets,  was 
commenced  in  1SS4,  anil  completed  in  1SS5.      It  cost,  including  organ  and  fvuMiishing,  about  $40,000. 


THE  SWEDISH  LUTHERAN  CHURCH. 

This  edifice  is  situated  on  the  corner  of  East  Fifth  and  Des  Moines  streets.  This  coniiresra- 
tion  was  organized  in  1869  b_\-  Rev.  Hakan  Olson,  Rev.  J.  Tellen  being  its  first  regular  pastor.  For 
the  first  si.x'teen  years  the  congregation  worshiped  at  the  corner  of  East  First  and  Grand  avenue, 
until  they  secured  a  site  at  the  above  named  place  where  their  imposing  edifice  now  stands,  being 
o:ie  of  the  largest  churches  on  the  east  side.  This  organization  has  an  immense  work  to 
perform  among  the  .Swedish  people  of  the  east  side.  The  people  being  Lutherans  b_\'  education 
in  the  mother  land  they  naturally  look  to  their  church  for  religious  instruction  even  in  this 
countrx-,  hence  the  majority  of  the  Swedish  peojjle  in  the  cit\-,  the  natural  parish  of  this  thriving 
society.  The  church  has  an  extensive  routine  of  work.  Besides  usual  Sunday  services,  Sunda)-- 
school  and  prayer  meetings,  it  has  generally  a  weekly  business  meeting  of  Sunday-school  workers, 
some  one  of  the  many  aid  societies,  etc,  etc.  The  church  has  many  aid  societies  viz:  The  young 
ladies'  "Dorcas,"  the  young  men's  "Concordia,"  the  elderly  ladies"  missionary  league,  the  Catechu- 
men league,  and  the  Luther  league,  all  working  for  the  spiritual  and  pecuniary  welfare  of  the  church. 


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C.\[\.\R\   .Ml.ssloX. 
Calvary  Mission  held  its  first  Sabbath-school  at  tlic  Capital  Cit_\-  Opera  House.  3  I',  m.,  |atuiar\- 

18,  1891      an  ori^^anization  being  perfectetl   i)re\iously  at  the  home  of   Mr.  ami  Mrs.  Chas.  K.  Risscr. 

It  is  [jiirely  an  undenomin.itional  institution,  and  labors  amon;^  the  ma.sses.  The  work  has  been  a 
i,n-eat  success  from  the  first.  An  industrial  department  has  been  in  constant  operation  ever  since 
the  or<,ranization  of  the  school.  Intense  enthusiasm  has  always  been  manifested  in  the  work.  Soon 
after  the  first  anni\ersar\-  was  celebrated  the  societ>-  was  left  homeless  b\-  the  destruction  In-  fire  of 
the  opera  houte;  a  small  hall  was  secured  for  temporar\-  quarters.  Steps  were  at  once  taken  to  binld 
a  home  adequate  for  the  growing  school.  ;uul  before  the  close  of  the  \e.ir  the  present  commodious 
budding  was  occupied.  The  auditorium  has  .1  seating  capacity  o(  .'.500  from  3,000  to  4,000  have 
fre<|uently  been  accommodated.  The  lower  p.irt  of  the  Iniililing  is  used  for  secular  work,  .ind  when 
completed  will  lia\e  all  the  modern  appliances  of  the  institutional  church.  Several  of  the  most 
active  ones  now  interested  have  come  into  the  work  since  its  organization.  Regular  gospel 
services  are  now  being  carried  on  with  marked  success. 


Rev.  Carl  H.  Johnson,  pastor  of  Swedish 
Mission  Church  (East  Tenth  and  L\-on 
streets),  was  born  in  Haniveda,  Sweden, 
Janiiar}-  i,  1862.  In  i86ghis  parents, to  better 
their  ver}"  poor  financial  circumstances,  emi- 
grated to  America,  and  settled  in  Menrv 
count}'.  111.  Here  the  boy  had  opportunit\- 
to  attend  public  and  also  private  Swedish 
schools.  In  1875  the  family  moved  to  Web- 
ster county,  Iowa.  Young  Johnson  had  now 
more  meager  opportunities  for  schooling,  but 
used  his  spare  moments  and  attended  school 
during  winter.  He  entered  Ausgaru  Col- 
lege, Knoxville.  111.,  in  1S83,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  senior  class  preparing  for  the  ministry, 
but  was  on  account  of  impaired  health  com- 
pelled to  return  home  the  following  year. 
Was  called  to  the  ministry  of  his  home 
church,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the 
Swedish  Evangelical  Lutheran  Mission 
S\'nod  in  1885.  He  was  ordained  in  1889. 
]\Iarried  in  1890  to  Miss  .Sophia  I^lizabeth 
Jonson.     Called  to  his  present  charge  in  1892. 

The  Swedish  Evangelical  Mission  Church 
was  organized  in  1868  bj-  a  few  Christians 
arrived  in  the  city.  In  1871  the  first  meeting 
house — a  frame  building  32x40  — was  erected 
at  the  corner  of  East  Second  and  Des  Moines 
streets.  The  congregation  having  outgrown 
this  building  a  brick  church,  40.K70,  was 
Iniilt  in  1882.  The  present  church  (corner 
of  Tenth  and  Lyon  streets)  was  built  in  1895 
at  a  cost  of  about  $12,000.  Carl  R.  Johnson 
assumed  the  pastoral  duties  of  the  church 
o\er  which   he  now  [iresides  in  1892. 


REV.  CARL  B.  JOHNSON. 


SWEDISH  EVANGELICAL  MISSION   CHURCH-S.  W.  Cor  East  Tenth  and  Des  Moines  Sts. 


SEVENTH-DAY  ADVENTIST  CHURCH  AND  MISSION-N    E    Cor    East  Twellth  and  Dts  Moines  Sts. 


Till'.  Sl'AKXTIl- D.W  .\l)\i:\Tlsr  (IlLRCH. 
The  cut  on  the  oijpositc  pa^^e  is  a  representation  of  the  Seventh-Day  Adventist  Church, 
located  on  liie  corner  of  Kast  Twelfth  and  Des  Moines  streets.  Regular  .Sabbath-school  and  church 
services  arc  held  each  .Saturday  -the  da_\'  observed  by  tlieni  as  the  Sabbath  C.  11.  Parsons  beiu"- 
the  acting  ekler.  In  connection  with  the  church  there  is  located  on  the  same  premises  what  is 
known  as  the  Conference  1  Ionic,  in  which  is  transacted  the  state  business  of  the  denomination, 
which  is  numericall}-  ciuite  strong  in  Iowa,  including  the  Iowa  Tract  Societ\-  and  the  Iowa  State 
.Sabbath-school  Association,  both  of  which  organizations  are  in  a  flourishing  condition.  This  peo- 
ple are  so  well  known  that  little  need  be  said  concerning  them.  The  distinctive  features  of  their 
religious  belief  are  the  obserxance  of  the  se\enth  day  as  the  .'^abbath,  fcr  which  they  claim  to  find 
abundant  proof  in  the  .Scri[)tures,  and  the  near  advent  of  Christ,  although  the}-  make  no  pretense 
as  to  the  exact  date  when  that  e\ent  will  occiu'.  They  are  a  ])lain.  honest,  industrious,  law-abiding 
people,  and  are  regarded  as  excellent  citizens. 


Des   Moin'ks   Parks. 

^OT  UK  question  of  public  parks  had  been  agitated  in  the  newspapers  for  many  years,  and  an 
-•-  imperfect  law  was  on  the  statute  books  prior  to  1S92  which  conferred  scant  power  upon  park 
commissioners  to  care  for  such  tracts  as  might  be  donated  or  were  owned  bv  the  cit)',  but  no 
means  were  provided  whereb}-  land  might  be  acquired  for  park  purposes.  The  agitation  by 
the  press  and  efforts  of  enthusiastic  citizens  culminated  in  an  appeal  to  the  Twenty-fourth 
General  Assembly  in  iS()2,  which  passed  a  law  conferring  the  right  of  park  commissioners  in  cities 
of  the  first   class  to   issue  bonds   for  park   [)urposes. 

GREENWOOD  PARK. 
The  first  site  selected  b\-  the  Commissioners  for  a  park  was  a  portion  of  Brown's  Woods, 
situated  two  and  a  half  miles  due  west  of  the  post-office  on  Grand  avenue,  consisting  of  eighty-one 
acres.  This  tract  of  land  had  for  \ears  been  considered  an  ideal  spot  for  a  public  park,  and  had 
been  held  by  its  owner,  T.  E.  Brown  (now  deceased),  with  that  purpose  in  view.  So  certain  was  he 
of  the   ultimate   use  to   which   this   land  would   be  put,  that  he  had  in  part  laid  the  foundation  for 


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Reproduction  of  First  Settlers'   Cabin. 


GREENWOOD  PARK. 
On  the  Rustic  Br  dge. 


The  Menagerie 
Drilling  the  Artesian  Well 


GREENWOOD  PARK-The  Lake. 


nKuntainins,^  a  jniblic  i)lcasurc  t^^round  liy  clcariiiij;  away  the  iinder-^n-ovvtli.  constructino-  roadways. 
l)uildint,r  a  dam  across  the  creek  that  meanders  thvoui^h  the  laiul.  thus  creating  a  si^^ditly  hike,  and 
in  various  ways  improving  liis  holdiii-- at  a  coiisiiierable  outlay  of  l><)th  time  and  monev:  intieeii, 
tlie  character  oi  tiie  improvements  were  such  as  to  enable  the  Commission  to  throw  oj^en  the  gates 
to  the  public  iinmediatel>-  after  the  [inrchasc  was  effected.  The  Conmiission  deemed  it  but  just  to 
the  Hrown  estate,  in  determining  the  price  it  considered  fair  lo  pa\-  lor  this  land  to  take  into 
consideration  the  extent  and  cost  of  the  improvement  alread\-  made. 

Many  elements  contribute  to  make  Greenwood  Park  a  ver>-  popular  resort.  It  is  easil\- 
accessible,  either  by  street  railway  or  b\-  road — the  Ingersoll  avenue  car  line  terminates  directl\-  at 
the  entrance  to  the  park,  and  Grand  avenue,  a  broad  eighty-foot  thoroughfare,  a  large  portion  of 
which  is  already  paved,  forms  a  fine  boulevard  for  reaching  the  northern  entrance  anil  an  eastern 
entrance  has  also  been  arranged  for.  t'ommencing  at  Park  Lane  a  si.xty  foot  avenue  will  be  graded 
to  the  ])ark,  striking  the  east  line  about  the  center  of  the  tract. 


DuriiiLi  the  fall  of  1894  a  commodious  pavilion  was  erected  on  a  commandintj  site,  oveiiookins:^ 
the  lake.  Here  a  competent  caterer  serves  refreshments  at  reasonable  prices  throughout  the 
season,  the  pavilion  affording  shelter  for  t]uite  a  number  of  people  in  time  of  rain.  The 
pavilion  is  surrountled  b)-  rustic  seats  made  from  nati\e  saplings.  A  well  near  by  fiu'nishes 
excellent  drinking  water  and  this  spot  is  very  po])ular  as  a  picnic  ground. 

A  mmiber  of  swings  have  been  put  up  in  different  parts  of  the  groinids  and  a  number  of 
pleasure  boats,  including  a  graceful  swan  boat,  ply  upon  the  lake. 

Just  east  of  the  lake,  workmen  have  drilled  2,500  feet  into  the  solid  rock  for  an  artesian 
well,  and  water  is  secured  in  abundance,  but  tlie\'  are  still  drilling.  If  the  efforts  in  this 
direction  are  crowned  with  success,  the  area  of  the  lake  will  be  largely  increased.  It  will  be  the 
policy  of  the  Commission  to  push  improvements  at  Greenwood  Park,  as  rapidh'  as  the  means  at  its 
disposal  will  permit. 


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GREENWOOD  PARK  -The  Lake. 


Lakeside  Drive. 
The  Elks. 


'WAVELAND  PARK. 


The  Goats. 
Sylvan  Lake. 


W.\\'i:i. AM)    PARK. 

W'avolaiul  I'aik  consists  of  igo  acres.  lyiii<^-  one  mile  west  <jt  Drake  L"ni\ersity,  uii  L'niversit\- 
a\eiiuc.  As  the  name  imlicates,  this  tract  consists  of  a  number  of  iiills  and  hoMows.  LC^ntle  slopes 
and  hi;4h  plateaus.  A  considerable  acrcat^c  is  thickl\-  wooded  the  Ijurroak  lartjjel)-  ])redoniinating. 
There  are  purlint;  s|)rinL;s  of  clearest  water,  and  a  windinij;  creek  ruiniint;  throuLjii  the  land  that  will, 
with  a  little  artihcial  aid  in  the  way  of  dams.  easil\-  form  a  chain  of  beamiful  lakes. 

Nature  has  indeed  laid  the  foundation  here  for  great  possibilities.  ICven  in  its  wild  st.ite  it  is 
\'er_\'  attracti\'e  and  beautiful,  and  this  area  of  picturesque  woodland,  with  its  grass}'  slo])cs,  its  hills 
and  dales,  over  which  forever  blows  the  purest  of  Iowa  air.  is  now  and  henceforth  open  for  public 
enjoyment.  To  eyes  accirstomed  to  look  upon  nothing  more  ])ictures(iue  than  endless  stretches  of 
"  uneventful  "  [jrairie.  the  rugged  scener\-  prevailing  in  W'aveland  comes  as  a  happ\-  relief.  Gently 
rolling  l.ill  sites  are  among  the  finest  the  landscape  gardener  can  be  called  upon  to  treat,  in  them- 
selves they  are  often  capable  of  the  highest  degree  of  culture  and  embellishment.  The  human  e\'e 
is  naturalU-  filled  with  deli'dit  when  ranging  o\-er  a  hollow. 


There  are  two  entrances  to  Waveland  Park,  -one  on  the  east,  an  extension  of  Kingman 
avenue,  eighty  feet  in  width,  and  the  other  on  University  avenue.  The  latter  thoroughfare,  through 
the  generosity  of  abutting  property  owners,  is  in  process  of  being  widened  to  eighty  feet  from 
Thirtieth  street  west  to  the  city  limits,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles,  which  will  greatly  add  to  the 
pleasure  of  those  riding  or  driving  to  the  park.  Another  boulevard,  one  hundred  feet  wide,  has 
been  surveyed  and  will  shortly  be  graded,  commencing  at  a  point  near  the  entrance  to  Greenwood 
Park  on  Grand  avenue  and  running  north  one  mile,  where  it  will  intersect  University  avenue.  This 
beautiful  boulevard  will  connect  the  two  West  .Side  parks,  and  thus  afford  easy  access  to  both. 

A  smooth  woven  wire  fence  has  been  placed  around  Waveland  Park,  and  a  broad  winding 
road  graded  up  leading  through  the  main  portion  of  the  park.  Other  improvements  will  be 
inaugurated  from  time  to  time  as  the  funds  will  i)ermit. 

A  beautiful  drove  of  elk  have  been  placed  in  the  park,  and  it  is  a  great  pleasure  to  the  visitor 
to  see  them  wandering  about  without  fear  of  being  molested.  A  large  flock,  of  goats  were  also 
placed  in  the  park  last  year,  and  have  afforded  much  amusement  to  the  visitors  at  the  park. 


WAVELAND  PARK— The  Goats. 


Natatorium. 
View  from  Entrance  to  Park. 


VIEWS  IN  UNION  PARK. 


The  Wooded  Glen. 


UNION  TARK. 
The  land  aciiuircd  b,  llic  Commissioners  at  rhomjjson's  l?eiul,  embraces  sixteen  acres  of 
beaLitiluIiy  tinilK-rcd  grass  ground,  is  situated  part!)'  in  I.eeand  partly  in  Des  ]\Ioines  townsliips. 
and  hence  was  a])ti_\-  named  Union  Park.  It  is  a  ])art  of  the  oltl  rii(>m])son  farm,  and  has  for  years 
been  a  favorite  resort  for  picnic  parties.  Union  Park  is  accessible  b\-  boat,  the  Ues  Moines  ri\'er 
washes  its  west  line,  and  since  its  location  was  determined  upon,  streets  have  been  dedicated  and  arc- 
now  being  opened  to  the  park  and  beyond.  Penns\'!\ania  avenue  will  be  extended  and  make  a  fine, 
broad  thoroughfare  for  reaching  the  park.  The  Kast  Ninth  street  cars  run  to  within  a  few  blocks  of 
it.  It  is  considered  an  ideal  location  for  a  ]iark,  and  great  activit\-  is  already  discernible  among 
owners  of  abutting  propert}'  in  improving  their  various  holdings.  It  is  h()[)cd  this  little  park  on  the 
river  bank  will  become  one  of  the  gems  among  the  many  snudl  breathing  spots  of  the  city,  and  as 
both  townships  have  mutual  interests  in  inijirov  ing  it,  the  Commission  will  give  it  a  share  of 
attention.  In  regard  to  a  good  water  su[)[)ly,  the  Commission  feels  assured  that  a  flowing  well  of 
water  similar  to  that  obtainetl  at  the  court  house  can  be  had  at  a  verv'  little  e.xpense. 


GRANDVIEW  PARK. 

Grandview  Park  comprises  one  hundred  acres  of  as  choice  woodland  as  can  be  found  any- 
where in  the  vicinity  of  Des  Moines.  Eighty  acres  of  the  one  hundred  was  formerly  known  as 
the  Reed  tract,  and  the  other  twenty  lying  south  of  it  were  owned  by  different  parties,  and  its 
acquirement  was  necessary  to  obtain  a  suitable  entrance  from  Easton  boulevard,  which  is  the  main 
thoroughfare  leading  to  the  park  site. 

All  streets  east  of  the  Capitol,  leading  to  the  park,  run  through  a  long  stretch  of  prairie  land 
which  seems  to  extend  in  imbroken  level  until  the  park  is  reached.  Here  nature  has  thrown  up  a 
well  defined  ridge,  which  extends  for  miles  on  cither  side  of  the  park  site:  but  perhaps,  the  highest 
])oint  iilong  this  ridge  is  the  miniature  mountain  just  north  of  the  western  entrance.  The  entrancing 
\iew  obtained  from  this  point  gave  the  park  its  name  of  "Grandview."  It  is  a  picturesque  pano- 
rama the  eye  loves  to  dwell  upon  and  its  ecpial  cannot  be  found  except  from  the  Capitol  dome. 
Hut  although  the  view  is  beautiful,  looking  cit_\'ward,  the  chief  charm  of  Grandview  Park  lies  in  its 
great  variety  of  first  growth  forest  trees  of  which  there  is  a  superabundance. 


Woodland  Drive. 
Croquet  Ground  and  Tennis  Court, 


VIEWS  IN   GRANDVIEW   PARK. 
View  of  Lake. 


South  Entrance 
A  Glimpse  of  the  Forest. 


GRANDVIEW   PARK-The  Monarch  of  the  Forest 


W'hcii  the  last  \estige  of  tlic  flood  icccdctl  fioiii  this  hillsiilc  aiul  vanished  into  Four  Mile 
creek  it  left  a  number  of  draws  all  lendint;-  toward  th<;  east,  which  time  has  beautifully  rounded  up 
in  gentle  urululations,  and  C()\erc(_l  with  \erdant  sod,  while  i-\erywlu-re  maiestir  inonarclis  of  the 
forest  stand  as  in  solemn  tjrandeur  and  add  beaut\'  to  the  scene.  In  short,  (irand\iew  is  a  natural 
[jark. 

Its  location  is  about  one  mile  nortii  of  the  State  Fair  grountls  on  a  direct  line,  antl  the  road 
runniiiL;  north  from  the  fair  grounds  also  runs  along  the  west  line  of  the  park,  its  south  line  being 
Easton  boulevard.      It  is  thus  easily  reached  by  an\'  street  nmning  east  from  the  Capitol. 

When  the  Commission  took  possession  of  this  propert}-.  it  was  in  what  might  jiroperly  be 
termed  its  \irgin  state,  and  a  large  amount  of  work  has  had  to  be  done  to  make  a  fair  presentation 
of  its  possibilities.  Part  of  this  w^ork  consisted  in  clearing  the  undergrowth  and  trimming  ami 
thinning  out  the  trees.  This  work  has  been  diligentl}  prosecuted  during  last  fall  and  winter,  and 
much  \et  remains  to  be  done.  Quite  a  little  has  been  accomiilished  in  the  lineot  grading  roailways, 
but  the    most   important  work  in   the  grading  line   is  throwing  a  dam  across  a    ra\  ine  and  shaping 


up  tlie  surrouiuling  ground  for  a  lake  that  will  have  an  area  of  three  acres.  There  is  no  ilonht  of 
getting  an  adequate  water  supply.  Two  wells  ha\'e  been  -sunk  and  water  stands  fi\e  feet  in  them 
although  the  total  depth  of  each  well  is  only  thirteen  feet.  Then  there  are  natiu'al  springs  gi\'ing 
out  unliniitetl  sujiplies  of  clearest  water. 

The  fact  of  the  park  being  permanentl}'  located  will  do  nuich  to  determine  the  best  routes 
upon  which  to  e.xtend  the  street  railwa\'  system.  Much  thought  and  care  will  necessarily  ha\e  to 
be  exercised  in  the  matter.  It  is  among  the  possibilities  that  to  accommodate  travel  to  (irand\'iew 
Park  a  broad  and  handsome  boule\  ard  will  be  opened  direct!}-  across  from  Union  to  Grand\iew  Park. 
They  are  on  a  direct  line  east  and  west,  and  the  ground  is  le\el  and  well  adapted  for  such  an 
inipro\ement.  \Vhate\er  mav  be  determined  upon,  one  thing  is  certain,  the  pul:ilic  will  not  Ije  long 
without  rapid  transit  to  the  park.  The  matter  lies  with  the  street  railway  company,  and  the  well- 
known  enterprise  of  the  ofTicials  is  guarantee  that  good  lines  of  road  will  be  built  without  unneces- 
sary dela\-. 


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VIEWS  ON  DES  MOINES  RIVER-CROCKER  PARK. 
The  River. 


The  Landing. 
View  of  Crocker  Woods 


YOUNG  MEN'S  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ATHLETIC  FIELD-South  West  Ninth  Street. 


THE  I'.OUITAHI.I-;  151  II. 1)1. \c;. 
The  Des  INIoine.s  iUiilcliny-  of  the  Mquitablc  Life  As.sur;mcc  Societ\'  of  the  United  States 
stands  on  the  coiner  of  .Sixtli  avenue  and  Locust  street,  havinir  a  frontai^e  on  Si.xth  avenue  of  132 
feet,  and  on  Locust  street  of  66  feet,  thus  covering;-  Sjia  square  feet.  TJiis  l)uilding  is  the  finest 
structure  of  its  kintl  in  Iowa,  no  exiJentliture  beinj^  spared  to  make  it  thurouL;hly' complete  and  well 
e(iui[)ped.  The  exterior  of  tlie  buiklini^  shows  two  stories  of  piiikisli  i^ra)-  i^^ranite  surmounted  by 
six  stories  of  red  brick,  witii  terra  cotta  sills,  mouldint^s  and  cornice.  Thie  interior  construction  is 
stricth'  fire-proof,  the  floors  lieing  of  iron  beams  and  portius  terra  cotta  arch-blocks.  .\1!  partitions 
are  either  solid  lirick  walls  or  terra  cotta  blocks.  Central  entrances  lead  from  l)oth  streets  to  the 
handsome  Staircase  Hall  and  the  passenger  elevators,  three  in  number.  The  freii4ht  ele\ator  has 
separate  access  from  the  alley.  The  first  floor  and  basement  ;iie  arrans^ed  for  Bankinij  and  Sale 
Deposit  Companies.      Each   of    the  remaininjj;  floors   is  disided   into  offues  of  \arious  sizes,   num- 


bering  151  in  all.  The  buildiny  is  libLM-all\-  provided  with  plunibinj^,  bowls  being  placed  in  all  the 
rooms,  besides  the  two  separate  toilet  rooms  on  the  eighth  floor.  One  of  the  marked  attractions 
of  the  building  is  the  Law  Library,  ])rovided  by  the  owners  of  the  building  for  the  free  use  of 
tenants.  A  large  and  well-lighted  room  on  the  si.xth  floor  has  been  especially  designed  for  this 
purpose.  The  service  in  this  building  is  as  complete  in  all  its  details  as  it  can  be  made.  A  mail 
chute  is  pro\idetl,  by  means  of  which  letters  can  be  safel\-  mailed  on  e\'ery  floor.  Every  suite  of 
two  or  three  rooms  has  its  open  fire-place  and  janitor  service;  electric  lighting  and  steam  heating 
are  supplied  to  all  tenants  alike  without  extra  charge.  The  building  has  its  own  plant  for  electric 
lighting,  and  the  wiring  is  so  contri\ed  that  a  tenant  can  have  the  lights  arranged  in  any  portion 
of  his  room  as  best  snits  his  convenience.  The  building  is  also  pro\ided  with  a  telegraph  station. 
The  bank  on  the  first  floor  is  convenient  for  tenants.  Dail\'  rejjorts  of  the  Weather  Bureau  are 
furnished. 


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MARQUARDT  BLOCK-N.  W   Corner  of  Fifth  and  Locust  Sts. 


THK  MAROIARDT  BLOCK 
was  built  1)\-  the  owner,  G.  \V.  Marquaidt.  in  1S90,  as  an  office  block,  and  the  corner  especially 
arranged  for  the  Marciuardt  Sa\in<,rs  p.ank.  which  transacts  a  s^eneral  bankin;^  business  and  paj-s 
interest  on  time  antl  savings  deposits.  The  buildin<;  is  brick  and  stone  fronts,  handsomel\- 
decorated  on  the  corners  in  (iothic  st\-le  with  t^ranite  columns,  makin;^  the  appearance  of  the  front 
e(|ual  in  architectural  desit^n  to  any  in  the  cit\-,  and  is  occupied  by  substantial  companies  as 
Midland  MonthI ij .  I'hoenix  .Mutual  Life  insurance  Co..  Iowa  Anchor  Mutual  Mre  Insurance  Co., 
Iowa  Central  HuildiiiL;  &  Loan  .Association.  .Marshall  Dental  .ManufacturiuL^  Co..  (irand  Lodge  f)f 
A.  (J.  U.  \\'.,  Iv  Clark  Insurance  Agenc)-.  Northern  Pacific  R.  R.  uttices.  Doctors  Dickinson  and 
Dr.  Ilazcn.  Wykoff,  Seaman  il'  Benedict,  Remington  Typewriter,  Western  Newspaper  Co..  Guinand 
lohnson  ]e\\elr\-  Co..  and  otiiers. 


CHARLES  L.  KAHLER  &  CO. 
Des  Moines  has  the  largest  shoe  store  in  the  west  and  one  of  the  largest  in  the  country.  The 
picture  on  the  opposite  page  is  a  faithful  representation  of  "Iowa's  Greatest  Shoe  Store,"  conducted 
by  Charles  L.  Kahler  &  Co.,  and  on  this  page  are  given  portraits  of  the  men  who  compose  the  firm. 
Charles  L.  Kahler's  first  shoe  store  was  established  in  Des  Moines  considerably  more  than  a  third  of 
a  century  ago—  in  i860 — at  Third  and  Court  avenue,  then  in  the  heart  of  the  retail  section.  The 
business  prospered  from  the  start.  Ten  years  later  need  of  a  more  favorable  location  led  to  removal 
to  ^01  Walnut  street.  The  business  which  started  in  a  small  way  had  increased  to  large  proportions 
even  at  this  time  and  in  the  new  building  success  continued.  About  1880  Mr.  Thomas  Ariss,  who  had 
previously  been  employed  by  i\Ir.  Kahler,  became  a  partner.  Trade  increased  rapidly  and  soon  the 
necessity  for  more  commodious  and  imposing  quarters  was  realized.  The  firm  decided  upon  519 
Walnut  street,  where  it  is  now  located  in  its  own  building  with  quarters  which  for  lu.xuriance  and 
convenience  cannot  be  excelled.  This  new  nicklc  front  store  was  opened  in  1888.  The  hand- 
some exterior  attracts  attention,  but  the  beauty  and  size  of  the  interior  is  a  constant  surprise  to 
visitors.  That  there  is  none  too  much  room  is  an  indication  of  the  present  volume  of  the  business 
which  started  in  so  humble  a  way  on  Court  avenue.  The  success  which  has  attended  the  firm  has 
been  the  result  of  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  shoe  business,  a  desire  to  please  customers,  and  a 
willingness  to  spare  no  expense  in  order  to  give  satisfaction.  Messrs.  Charles  L.  Kahler  and  Thomas 
Ariss,  and  Messrs.  Frank  L.  Kahler  and  Carl  H.  Kahler,  the  latter  sons  of  the  senior  member,  now 
compose  the  firm  of  Charles  L.  Kahler  &  Co. 


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TONE  ]}R()T11KRS. 
The  firm  of  Tone  Bros,  was  cstahlislied  in  1873,  at  Jo;  Walnut  street,  since  which  time  llu\- 
have  been  enjo)ini,r  rapid  tjrowth  and  good  business.  Tone  liros.  are  manufacturers  of  tiie  iiighest 
grades  of  spices,  coffees  and  Itaking  powders,  among  whicii  are  Economy  ]5aking  Powder,  Canon 
Brand  Spices,  and  .Mocha  and  Java  Coffees,  with  whicii  all  housekeejjers  are  more  or  less  familiar. 
They  remained  on  Walnut  street  for  nine  \'ears,  when  they  bought  a  building  at  213  Court  a\enue. 
and  moved  into  their  new  and  larger  building  in  iSSj,  where  they  remaineil  till  the  growth  in  their 
business  compelled  them  to  seek  more  commodious  room.  In  iS(;^  they  built  the  tine  building 
they  now  occupy  at  109  and  in  Court  avenue,  and  moved  their  large  stock  into  it  in  the  fall  of 
I8g4.  The\-  now  constantly  employ  from  twent>-eight  to  thirt>-  men  in  the  building,  besides  a  ver>- 
strong  force  of  traveling  salesmen.  Their  goods  are  \er\-  well  known  and  e-\tensivel\-  sold 
throughout   all  the  central  and  western  states. 


TREPAXIER  CUMPAxW. 
On  the  opposite  page  an  engraving  of  the  L.  Trepanier  Conipan\-'s  Dry  Goods  Store  is  given. 
In  1883  Mr.  L.  Trepanier  opened  his  store  in  Des  Moines  and  immcdiatfl\- met  with  popular  favor  as 
iiis  business  has  always  been  a  growing  one.  In  the  fall  of  1895  realizing  that  the  quarters  he  then 
occupied  at  507  and  509  Walnut  street  were  inadequate,  Mr.  Trepanier  leased  the  three-storj- 
building  at  600  and  602  Walnut  street,  had  it  remodeled,  and  took  possession  the  following 
February.  These  store  rooms  are  among  the  finest  in  the  State,  being  finished  in  natural  oak,  are 
exceedingly  well  lighted,  have  two  elevators,  a  perfect  cash  system,  and  man\-  other  modern 
conveniences.  When  this  move  was  made,  Mr.  Trepanier  associated  his  two  sons.  Mr.  John  and 
Mr.  Earnest  in  business  with  him  and  formed  an  incor[)orated  firm  under  the  name  of  the  I.. 
Trepanier  Company.  Progressive  business  firms  like  the  E.  Trejjanier  Company  are  what  makes 
Des  Moines  the  health}-  and  thriving  mercantile  center  of  peerless  Iowa. 


L    TREPANIER,  DRY  GOODS-  S.  W.  Corner  of  Sixth  Avenue  and  VV'alnut  St. 


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THE  HARRIS  EMERY  DEPARTMENT  STORE-S    E.  Corner  of  Seventh  and  Walnut  Sts. 


THE  HARRIS-EMKin-  CO.MI'AW. 
Tliis  is  the  largest  department  store  in  the  State  of  Iowa.  The  builihUg  „o\v  occupied  b\- 
tliis  firm  was  built  b\-  the  Rothwell  estate,  of  Hostoii.  in  the  winter  of  IS9I-_^  The  structure  was 
commenced  on  tiic  j;ti,  of  November.  iSyi.  and  completed  April  25,  1892,  when  the  present  Hrm 
became  its  occupants,  A  business  of  the  magnitude  proposed,  in  the  city  of  Des  Moines,  was 
considered  by  man>-  conservative  merchants  to  l)e  an  extremel\-  hazardous  venture.  Hut  the 
Emerys,  having  had  the  experience  of  three  years  in  a  similar  undertaking  at  .St.  Joseph.  .Mo., 
and  being  an  off-shoot  of  the  Kansas  Cit\-  house  of  l^idlene,  Moore,  Emer>-  &  Co.  (now  the  Emer\-- 
Bird-Thayer  Dry  Goods  Company,  of  Kansas  Cit\).  consi.lered  the  venture  entirely  feasible,  and 
their  judgment  has  been  sustained  by  the  success  of  the  business.  Notwithstanding  the  perilous 
times  of  the  panic  of  1893,  and  the  sul)se(|uent  business  depression,  the  business  has  shown  a 
steady  growth,  with  the  balance  each  year  on  the  right  side  of  the  ledger.  Whether  this  business 
venture  could  have  been  successful  in  any  other  city  of  the  size  of  Des  Moines  in  the  west  mav  be 
questioned,  for  the  \wop\c  of  the  whole  State  have  lent  a  loyal  support  to  the  enterpri.se  from  its 
inception. 


THE  FRANKEL  CLOTHING  COMPANY. 
The  Frankel  Clothin;,'' Compan\',  413  and  415  Walnut  street,  was  opened  for  business  March 
22,  1894,  for  a  general  retail  business  in  men's  and  bo}-s'  clothing,  hats  and  men's  furnishings.  The 
company  is  composed  of  M.  and  A.  Frankel,  who  also  operate  a  store  in  Oskaloosa,  Iowa.  From  the 
very  start  they  met  with  success  in  Des  Moines,  and  now  take  rank  as  one  of  the  leading  clothing 
establishments  in  the  city  as  well  as  in  the  State.  Selling  only  honest,  defendable  clothing  at 
reasonable  prices,  the)'  ha\e  made  a  reputation  for  themselves  that  is  State-wide.  Besides  the  large 
city  trade,  the_\'  supply  a  good  part  of  the  people  of  the  surrounding  towns  with  their  clothing, 
their  mail  order  business  keeping  pace  with  their  growth  at  home.  The  proprietors  are  \-oung, 
vigorous  men,  full  of  push,  and  full_\-  experienced  in  the  clothing  business.  The\-  believe  in 
keeping  abreast  of  the  times,  and  with  a  handsomely  appointed  store  and  a  well-selected  corps  of 
clerks,  they  are  well  [prepared  to  hold  and  increase  their  trade. 


EXTERIOR  AND  INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  THE  FRANKEL  CLOTHING  STORE. 


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GOLDEN  RULE  CLOTHING  STORE— N   E.  Corner  of  Seventh  and  Walnut  Sts 


G()Ldp:n  rulI'".  cloth inc;  mousk. 

This  firm  was  established  o\er  six  years  ai^o  l)y  the  pic.-cnt  i)io])iietors,  D.  M.  lohnson  & 
Son,  who  have  been  eng-ayed  in  the  clothiiiL;  business  for  over  twent)--five  years  in  the  State  of 
Iowa.  The  firm  handle  clothing,  hats  and  caps,  and  men's  furnishing  goods  of  medium  and  fine 
grades.  Their  store  is  conveniently  located  on  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Walnut  streets,  one  of 
the  best  locations  in  the  city.  Mr.  D.  M.  Johnson,  is  connected  with  one  of  the  largest  clothing 
establishments  in  the  United  States,  and  the_\-  thereby  have  an  unusual  advantage  in  securing 
goods  for  their  trade.  In  addition  to  the  large  city  trade,  the  company  have  established  an 
extensive  mail  order  department  which  extends  over  the  entire  State.  A  cut  of  their  large  and 
commodious  building  is  given  on  the  opposite  |jage. 


PERCIVAL  &  HATTON. 
The  firm  of  Perci\'al  &  Hattoii  was  established  in  1S64,  Denman  Perci\al,  Thomas  Hattoii 
and  F.  A.  Percival  composing  the  company  until  the  death  of  Denman  Percival  in  1871,  when  Mr. 
F.  A.  Percival  and  Thos.  Hatton  continued  the  business  under  the  same  name.  The  firm  is  by  several 
years  the  oldest  of  any  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  Their  energies  have  been  almost  entirely  devoted 
to  real  estate,  in  which  they  have  done  a  good  business,  both  in  farm  and  cit)-  propert)-.  They  are 
regarded  as  conservative  dealers,  rather  than  boomers.  They  have  taken  an  active  part  in  the 
substantial  improvement  of  the  cit_\-,  and  have  built  a  good  many  fine  blocks  and  residences,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned  the  Oriel  l^Iock,  a  cut  of  which  may  be  seen  on  another  page  of  this  work. 
They  arc  also  e.xtensively  interested  in  several  of  the  leading  manufacturing  establishments  of  the 
cit\'. 


ORIEL  BLOCK— N   E.  Corner  of  Ninth  and  Walnut  Sis  -Own^a  b>  Fer^iva;  it  Hatton. 


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THE  FAIR. 
The  Fair,  one  of  the  leading  department  stores  of  Des  Moines,  of  which  Messrs.  Dockstader 
&  VVilkins  are  proprietors,  occupies  Nos.  504,  506  and  508  East  Locust  street.  This  concern  is 
entirely  of  Des  Moines  growth,  beginning  business  here  in  a  very  humble  way  in  1S81  on  the 
e.xact  spot  where  it  is  now  located.  In  a  )ear  or  two  the  firm  changed  location  to  333  East  Fifth 
street,  which  they  soon  were  obliged  to  enlarge,  taking  in  No.  331.  The  history  of  the  firm  is  one 
of  constant  growth,  as  in  a  few  years  more  they  had  use  for  and  secured  another  room,  making  use 
of  329,  331  and  333  East  F"ifth  street.  In  the  year  1895  the  Hohberger  estate  built  expressly  for  the 
firm  their  elegant  new  quarters,  among  the  finest  in  the  city,  and  the  firm  took  [josscssion  August 
20,  1895.  They  handle  ever}'thing  that  should  be  kejjt  b\'  a  first-class  department  store.  The  Fair 
is  one  of  the  big  institutions  of   Des   Moines. 


YOUNKER  BROTHERS. 
The  firm  of  Voiinker  Brothers  commenced  business  in  Keokuk,  Iowa,  in  1S56,  as  a  small  dry 
goods  store.  Business  progressiveness  and  energy  resulted  in  the  establishing  of  a  branch  store  in 
Des  Moines  in  1.S74.  The  new  business  grew  so  rapidly  in  the  latter  city  that  in  1879  the  Keokuk 
branch  was  given  up  and  all  energies  were  directetl  to  the  business  in  Des  ]\Ioines.  The  history  of 
the  business  in  detail  would  fill  a  \olume;  but  suffice  it  to  sa_\',  that  Vounker  Brothers  to-da}'  is  the 
largest  Dry  Goods  and  Carpet  retailing  firm  in  Iowa.  In  connection  with  the  regular  departments 
is  one  of  the  best  Mail  ( )rder  tlepartmonts  in  the  west.  .Samples  of  Dress  Goods  and  whatever  it  is 
possible  to  cut  samples  from,  are  being  sent  daily  to  customers  all  over  the  west,  and  so  tliousands 
of  "out-of-the-city-shoppers"  find  it  a  pleasure  as  well  as  a  source  of  great  satisfaction  to  do  their 
shopping  by  mail.  The  saying  of,  "  Satisfaction  always  at  Vounkcr's"  is  widespread,  and  their  four 
large  floors,  with  their  bright,  roomy  aisles,  are  a  favorite  rendezvous  for  shoppers,  as  the\'  know 
that  there  they  always  find  an  endless  assortment  of  st}-les  and  qualities  of  goods. 


Main  Room.  First  Floor. 


YOUNKER  BROTHERS. 


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BOLTON'S  HARDWARE  STORlv 
Bolton's  hardware  store,  413  and  415  East  Sixth  street,  is  one  of  the  hirgcst  vvholes;ile 
and  retail  stores  in  the  cit\-.  Mr.  Bolton,  the  buyer,  ])urchases  lines  of  goods  and  assortments 
not  carried  in  ordinarx-  stocks.  His  extensive  knowledge  of  tlie  hardware  business  is  a  great  aid 
in  enabling  him  to  sup])l_\-  the  daily  wants  of  his  ver\-  large  and  increasing  trade.  To  the  name 
of  Bolton  I^>ros.  and  the  liardware  business  belongs  the  reputation  of  being  among  the  oldest 
and  most  substantial  financial  institutions  in  the  city.  The  Boltons  are  lineal  descendants  of  a 
long  line  of  iiu'enturs  and  workers  of  steel  and  iron  and  lia\e  b_\-  nature  and  inheritance  the 
natural  adaptabilit\-  for  the  success  of  a  business  in  which  ihey  have  i)articLi!arly  been  "at  home" 
for  years.  The  business  was  originally  founded  b>-  R.  W.  Clarke,  l)efore  the  war.  At  the  close  of 
the  war  in  1865,  it  was  purchased  b\-  liolton  &  McKisson,  absorbetl  b_\-  Jiolton  l^ros.  in  1872,  antl 
later  owned  and  o])erated  exclusivelx-  b_\^  Lewis  E.  l^olton,  under  whose  management  and  personal 
supervision,  for  the  past  twenty  \-ears,  the  business  has  grown  to  be  the  ilecided  success  of  which 
the  city  and  comnumity  nia\-  well   feel   jiroud. 


SAVERY  HOTEL. 
One  of  the  leading  attractions  of  the  Capital  City  is  the  Savery  Hotel,  situated  on  the  corner 
of  Fourth  and  Locust  streets.  It  is  a  large  six-story  building,  built  of  pressed  brick,  with  terra  cotta 
trimmings.  It  was  built  in  the  year  1S90,  b}-  tlie  Savery  Hotel  Compan\-,  and  from  the  start  has 
been  one  of  the  most  popular  hotels  in  the  State.  It  is  equipped  with  all  the  modern  conveniences, 
steam  heat,  gas  and  electric  light,  baths,  elevator  service,  etc.  The  building  is  also  supplied  with 
billiard  and  pool  rooms,  barber  shop  and  bar,  and  has  telegraph  connections.  'Bus  lines  run  to  all 
the  railroad  depots  in  the  city.  It  is  under  the  competent  management  of  Mr.  Brown,  whose 
wide  experience  as  a  landlord,  with  all  the  con\-cniences  and  improvements,  enables  him  to  make  it 
one  of  the  most  popular  and  satisfactor}'  of  all  Iowa  hotels. 


SAVER  V  HOTEL— N.  W.  Corner  of  Fourth  and  Locust  Sts. 


KIRKWOOD  HOTEL-  S.  W.  Corner  of  Fourth  and  Walnut  Sts. 


•      AN    HISTORICAL   IOWA    HOTEL. 

The  Kirkwood  House  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  [jopular  hotels  in  the  country.  It 
bears  the  name  of  one  of  Iowa's  greatest  and  grandest  historic  characters  -the  old  war  governor, 
Samuel  J.  Kirkwood.  The  building  is  a  five-story  brick  structure,  covering  a  quarter  of  a  block,  on 
the  corner  of  Fourth  and  Walnut  streets,  the  best  location  in  the  city.  The  establishment  throughout 
is  finished  and  furnished  in  a  strictly  first-class  manner.  There  arc  150  rooms  at  the  disposal  of 
guests,  making  it  one  of  the  largest  hotel  buildings  in  the  west.  Such  modern  improvements 
as  many  bath  rooms  have  recently  been  added;  also  electric  lights  in  every  room  complete  the 
details  of  the  establishment.  A  large  force  of  employes,  well  disciiilined  and  organized,  keep 
everything  in  order  and  attend  the  demands  of  guests  promptly  and  satisfactorily.  Telegraph  and 
railroad  ticket  offices  are  located  in  the  hotel.  Rates  are  so  adjusted  as  to  cater  to  the  better  class 
of  trade,  from  S2.00  to  S3. 50  a  day.  The  establishment  is  owned  by  the  Macartney  &  Sons  Company, 
an  incorporation  with  a  cajiital  stock  of  $50,000.  Mr.  F.  C.  Macartney  is  president  and  manager: 
F.  C.  Macartney,  Jr.,  is  vice-president  and  treasurer,  and  George  W.  Macartney  is  secretary  of  the 
organization.  Prior  to  i<S8o  the  institution  was  known  as  the  Savery,  but  at  that  date  it  was  renamed 
the  Kirkwood,  which  it  has  since  sustaineil  with  credit  to  the  management. 


L.  HARBACH. 
This  firm  commenced  business  in  1S56,  under  the  name  of  C.  &  L.  Harbach,  and  continued 
to  do  business  under  that  name  until  1S79,  vvlien  C.  Harbach  retired.  The  firm  does  both  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  business  in  furniture,  carpets  and  draperies,  their  wholesale  business  extending 
throughout  the  .State  and  into  several  of  the  bordering  states.  They  also  do  a  large  business  in 
furnishing  undertakers'  supplies  and  wood  mantels.  The  manufacturing  building  was  built  in  1884, 
for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  the  interior  finish  and  furnishings  in  the  Capitol  building,  all  of 
which  were  made  by  this  firm;  but  the  building  has  since  been  used  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing 
special  order  wood  work.  The  retail  building  was  erected  in  1886,  and  is  the  largest  retail  furniture 
store  in  the  State.  A  large  building  on  Third  street  is  devoted  exclusivel}-  to  the  undertaking  and 
wood  mantel  business.  The  wholesale  house  was  built  in  i8c)4.  The  buildings  mentioned  here  are 
only  a  part  of  the  many  owned  by  Mr.  Harbach,  which  are  located  in  different  [jarts  of  the  cit\', 
but  these  are  shown  as  all  of  them  are  occupied  by  tlie  firm  at  present.  The  remarkable  growth  and 
prosperity  of  the  firm  is  due  to  energy,  perseverance  and  application  to  business,  together  with  a 
keen  business  foresight,  and  it  is  expected  that  the  business  will  be  prosperousl)-  conducted  through 
another  generation  of  the  famil}'. 


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CI.APP  HLOCK. 

A  three  story  brick  building  was  erected  on  the  present  site  of  the  Chipp  Hlocis-  in  the  )-ear 
1S7;  and  stood  until  the  year  1883  when  it  was  destrD_\-ed  by  tire,  it  was  proniptl}-  rebuilt,  however, 
a  four  story  building  being  erected  in  its  place.  It  remained  thus  until  the  year  1890  when  another 
story  was  added,  making  it  one  of  the  largest  and  handsomest  buildings  in  the  city.  The  main  side 
or  Fifth  street  front  measures  132  feet,  and  the  north  entl  faces  on  Walnut  street,  thus  affording 
a  ver}-  desirable  location.  It  is  furnishetl  witii  all  modern  con\eniences,  gas  and  electric  ligiits, 
steam  heat,  wash  basins,  toilet  rooms,  etc.:    it  is  also  pro\ided  with  good  elevator  service. 

The  rooms  are  large  and  commodious  and  well  lighted  and  \entilated,  the  building  being 
under  the  care  of  the  most  competent  janitors,  making  it  in  all  one  of  the  most  popular  and 
desirable  office  blocks  in  Des  Moines. 


YOUNGERMAN    BLOCK. 

This  building  was  erected  in  the  year  1891,  on  the  site  previousl_\-  occupied  b}-  the  old 
\'oungernian  Block,  a  two-stor_\-  building.  At  the  time  of  its  erection  it  was  the  largest,  best  and 
most  complete  business  block  in  the  cit\\  and  still  ranks  as  second  as  concerning  the  material  and 
style  of  construction;  and  it  may  be  said  that  there  is  no  building  in  the  city  which  is  better 
equipped  with  all  modern  conveniences.  The  building  is  supplied  with  steam  heat,  electric  light, 
city  water  and  an  elevator  service  consisting  of  two  large  elevators  which  run  continualh'  through 
the  week  and  part  of  the  clay  on  .Sunday.  Each  suite  of  rooms  is  provided  with  a  competent  janitor, 
and  always  kept  in  the  best  of  condition  and  order.  The  building  is  built  of  a  bright  red 
pressed  brick,  with  asbestine  stone  trimmings,  he  size  of  the  building  is  66.\I32  feet,  the  main 
front  facing  on  Fifth  street  and  the  end  of  the  block  facing  on  Mulberry,  thus  affording  one  of  the 
most  desirable  business  locations  in  the  city. 


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BENEDICT  HOME— •■lowas  Belhesda." 


15KNEUICT  IIO.MI;. 
'•  Iowa's  Hethestla  "  is  situated  on  I'orcst  aiul  Third  a\ cmics.  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  It  was  founded 
ill  1882,  1)\-  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  of  Iowa.  The  projiertx-  is  held  in  trust,  for 
the  1  lume,  by  a  board  of  se\'cn  trustees,  who  have  tiie  general  mana<;enient  of  the  institution.  The 
direct  management  and  government  is  under  the  control  of  a  lady  superintendent,  who  resides  in 
the  Home.  The  object  of  the  institution  is  to  furnish  a  \oluntar_\'  Christian  liome  for  unfortunate 
girls  who  give  evidence  of  a  tlesire  to  leail  pure  and  iionorable  li\es.  All  the  work  incident  to  the 
large  famil_\-  is  done  b\-  the  mcmljcrs  of  the  famil\-.  thus  making  the  Home  as  far  as  i)Ossiblc  a 
training  school,  prei)aring  each  to  earn  an  honest  li\ing.  The  afternoons  and  e\enings  are  spent  in 
school,  and  in  the  reading  circle.  Chaj^el  ser\-ices  are  heUl  each  morning  and  evening,  gospel 
ser\'ices  b_\'  Christian  hulies  of  the  city  on  Thursda\-  evenings,  and  .Sunday-school  and  preaching  on 
.Sunda\-s.  During  the  thirteen  years  since  the  Home  was  opened  1,105  'I'l^e  been  cared  for  in  the 
Home.  A  \er\-  large  per  cent  are  known  to  be  leading  honoraljle  li\'es,  and  the  infants  who  could 
not  be  prn\-ided  with  homes  liy  the  mothers,  ha\e  been  adopted  b\- Christian  ]ieo[)le,  who  are  giving 
them  good  social  and  educational  ad\'antages  anil  training  them  for  useful  citizens. 


THE  HYDE  PARK  SAXITARIUM. 
The  Hyde  Park  Sanitarium  is  the  largest  institution  of  its  kind  in  the  West.  The  splendid 
property,  formerly  owned  by  the  Des  Moines  Sanitarium  Company,  comprising  thirteen  acres  of 
land  and  the  stately  sixt\-  room  building  elegantl}-  furnished  and  generously  equipped  with  all 
sanitary  appliances,  etc.,  was  established  under  the  present  management  in  June,  1S95.  The  building 
is  situated  upon  a  fine  eminence  comnruuling  the  most  superb  view  of  the  city  and  environs  to  be 
found  anywhere  hereabouts.  The  Hyde  Park  mineral  water,  which  much  resembles,  and  in  the 
estimation  of  many,  surpasses  in  excellence  the  famous  Colfax  water,  is  used  in  the  Sanitarium  both 
for  drinking  and  baths.  It  is  especially  effective  in  the  treatment  of  stomach  troubles,  rheumatis  m 
and  paralysis.  The  Sanitarium  is  conducted  upon  the  most  liberal  plans  and  supports  a  staff  of 
physicians  and  consultants  unequaled  in  the  West. 


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HYDE  PARK  SANITARIUM. 


DRy^KE  SANITARIUM. 


Till-;  DRAKi:  SANITARIUM  COMl'AXV. 
Joseph  H.  Drake,  M.  D.,  who  has  so  successfully  nianat^ed  the  Drake  Sanitarium  for  the  past 
fi\c  and  a  iialf  \-ears,  will  continue  its  nuuia<jenient.  This  institution  has  become  so  well  and 
favorably  known  for  its  success  in  the  treatment  and  cure  of  all  obscure,  chronic,  ner\uus  and 
surgical  diseases  that  patients  are  coming  from  all  o\er  the  United  States  and  adjoining  countries  to 
Des  Moines  for  treatment,  all  of  whom  lia\e  been  benefited  and  go  per  cent  cured.  The  wontlerful 
success  in  the  Drake  Sanitarium  is  due  to  iJr.  Drake's  personal  attention  to  each  patient  and  his 
great  ability  in  diagnosis  and  surgical  operations.  They  make  no  charge  for  diagnosis  and 
examination,  and  if  patients  who  come  for  exaiuination  can  be  helped  or  cured  they  are  so  informetl 
anti  treatment  advised;  and,  on  the  other  hand,  if  they  cannot  be  helped  the\'  are  so  advised  and 
no  expense  incurretl.  On  the  opposite  page  is  a  cut  of  their  buildings;  the  main  building  is  located 
at  706  West  Fourth  street. 


IOWA  CHILDREN'S    HOME. 

The  Iowa  Children's  Home  Society,  chartered  as  the  American  1-AlucationaI  Aid  Association 
in  1885,  with  headquarters  at  Chicago,  111.,  originally  intended  to  confine  its  labors  to  that  city  and 
vicinit}-.  Dr.  Van  Arsdale  was  its  projector.  Its  scope  was  later  extended  to  embrace  other  states. 
Rev.  Geo.  K.  Hoover  was  made  superintendent  of  and  began  the  work  of  organizing  Iowa  October 
22,  1888.  The  charter  has  since  been  amended  so  that  the  legal  name  is  the  Iowa  Children's  Home 
Society.  The  temporary  Home  and  State  offices  were  located  at  I)a\enport  at  the  time  of 
organization,  and  remained  there  until  the  ist  of  September,  1895,  \\'li^"  the_\'  were  removed  to  the 
city  of  Des  Moines.  Its  plans  are  ver\'  simple,  seeking  indigent  and  homeless  children  of  sound 
body  and  mind  under  tweh-e  years  of  age,  clothing  and  feeding  them  in  a  temporary  home  or 
nursery  until  they  can  be  placed  in  select  homes  on  trial  for  a  short  period.  .Should  the  relation  of 
the  child  and  home  be  satisfactory  at  the  end  of  the  trial  period,  a  permanent  settlement  is  made 
either  by  legal  adoption  or  special  contract.  Should  an  emergency  arise  requiring  it,  the  Societ\' 
receives  back  the  child,  so  that  in  no  case  will  the  child  be  allowed  to  pass  from  one  home  to 
another  without  authority,  or  be  permitted  to  wander  around  unprotected.  The  Societ\-  has  an 
official  organ.  The  Children  li  IIoine-Flnder,  published  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  with  other  literature.  The 
.Society  is  supported  by  donations,  gifts  and  bequests;  does  not  in  any  sense  rely  on  appropriations 
of  the  State,  but  rather  believing  that  for  ever_\-  child  there  is  a  home,  and  that  the  liberal  people  of 
the  State  will  pro\-idethe  necessar\-  means  to  put  e\ery  homeless  child  in  the  proper  childless  home. 
The  Nursery  is  located  at  1380  Pennsylvania  avenue.  The  offices  in  the  Manhattan  Block,  rooms 
310-UI. 


DES  MOINES  HOME  FOR   FRIENDLESS  CHILDREN— Twenty  first  and  High  Sts. 


THE  DES  MOINES  HOME  EOR  ERIE.MJLESS  CHILDREN. 
The  Des  Moines  Ho.ne  for  Eriendless  Children  was  opened  June  i,  1886,  and  its  object  is  to 
care  for  friendless  and  dest.lu.c  children  under  fourteen  years  of  age.  until  they  can  be  provided  with 
per„,anent  homes.  It  is  supported  entireh-  by  the  charities  of  the  public,  and  is  undenonunational. 
The  children  are  taught  in  n.orals  and  „,anners,  and  those  who  are  old  enough  attend  school.  The 
lIon,e  was  opened  by  a  few  huhes.  n,en,bers  of  the  Won,an's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  and  one 
of  these  ladies  opened  her  house  to  then,  for  the  hrst  few  n,onths.  This  institution  has  now  been 
in  existence  about  ten  years.  The  Home  is  situated  at  30l8  High  street  in  a  brick  structure,  built 
entirely  by  the  generosity  of  the  people  of  our  city  in  ,89,.  The  last  payment  on  the  lot  was  made 
in  January.  iSyf,,  and  the  Home  is  now  free  from  all  indebtedness. 


TRACY  HOME. 
The  Tracy  Home  was  founded  in  October,  iSS6,  by  Mrs.  A.  B.  Tracy,  who  had  been  closely 
connected  with  the  Cottage  Hospital  (  being  one  of  the  founders  of  that  institution  )  for  a  good  many 
years.  After  severing  her  connection  with  that  institution  she  invested  her  means  in  the  good  home 
which  now  bears  her  name,  and  by  the  aid  of  several  others  succeeded  in  building  and  sustaining 
this  excellent  home  for  invalids  which  ranks  with  the  best  institutions  in  the  .State.  A  large  force 
of  competent  nurses  are  kept  continually;  this  also  affords  an  opportunity  for  those  desiring  to  fit 
themselves  for  the  work  to  receive  training.  Tracy  Home  has  as  advisory  assistants  a  number  of 
the  most  competent  physicians  in  the  city,  and  is  in  every  way  prepared  to  care  for  the  sick  and 
afflicted. 


TRACY  HOME— Corner  Seventh  nad  Ascension  Sts. 


RECEPTION   ROOM.   DR.  CANNON'S  OFFICE. 


Galvanic  Room. 


OPERATING  ROOMS— DR    CANNONS  OFFICE, 

Static  Room. 


Faradic  Room. 


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Wrist  Band    Ironer. 
Collar  and  Cuff  Machine. 


I  X  L  LAUNDRY  WAGON. 


Bosom  Ironer. 
Starching  Machine. 


I/.ORGAN   G.  THOMAS- State  Mine  Inspector. 


TJiK  fii-:l  sri'i'Lv  of  poj^k  county. 

It  i,s  an  established  fact  that  Iowa  is  one 
of  tlie  leatiino-  agricultural  states,  and  our  peo- 
ple are  so  largely  engaged  in  tilling  the  soil 
that  the  mineral  resources  have  heretofore  been 
somewhat  neglected:  but  mining  is  now  gradu- 
ally becoming  one  of  the  great  industries,  for 
our  mines  already  rank  fifth  in  importance  in 
the  L'nited  States,  and  second  to  none  west  of 
the  Mississi|)[M  ri\er. 

Ihe  area  of  Iowa  known  to  be  underlaid 
with  coal  is  ap]iro.\imatel\-  ten  thousand  square 
miles,  all  being  located  within  the  southwest 
iiuarter  of  the  State,  the  carboniferous  strata 
I  extending  to  about  double  that  territor\-,  or 
one-third  of  the  State. 


( )ur  principal  coal  fields  lie  within  a  radius  of  about  twelve  or  fifteen  miles  on  either  side  of 
the  Des  Moines  river,  extending  southeast  as  far  as  Lee  county,  and  to  the  north  and  west  as  far  as 
Humboldt  county,  so  it  will  be  seen  that  Polk  county  is  nearly  centrally  located  in  this  vast  coal 
field. 

It  is  estimated  there  are  492,000,000  tons  of  good  coal  underlying  Polk  county.  There  are  at 
present  twenty-three  mines  in  operation  in  the  county  with  an  output  of  about  350,000  tons  of  coal 
annually.  About  163,003  tons  of  this  are  shipped  to  markets  outside  the  county,  which  would  leave 
187,000  tons  of  Polk  county  coal  that  is  consumed  at  home;  then  adding  to  this  about  8,000 
tons  that  are  shipped  into  the  cit_\'  we  ha\'e  the  total  amount  of  coal  consumed  in  the  cit_\-  and  count}', 
which  is  195,000  tons.  At  the  rate  coal  is  being  mined  or  produced  in  this  coimt}'  at  the  present 
time  (annually  350,000  tons)  it  would  take  1,405  years  to  exhaust  the  coal  beds  of  Polk  county,  and 
there  would  be  enough  to  last  Des  Aloines  at  the  rate  it  consumes  coal  now,  2,523  years. 


BLACK  SWAN   COAL  CO. 


View  of  Plant  from  the  Southeast. 
Railroa  1  Connections. 


CARBONDALE  FUEL  CO.'S  PLANT. 


Distant  View  of  Plant. 


CARHOXD.M.I-;    I-L'I<;i,   COMPANY. 
This   corporation    was  organized    in   tlic    fall    of   1S95.  and    has   purcliascd    the    lands  of  the 
Carbondale  Coal  Companv.  and  also  those  of  the  Iowa  Coal  Land  Company,  thns  -ainin-  possession 
of  a  tract  of  coal   land  2,000  acres  in  extent,  and  situated  only  a  half  mile  east  of  the  Des  Moines 
city  line.     There  are   also  vast   deposits  of  the   finest  clay  for   huildino-  and   vitrified   brick   on  the 
property.     The    company-  has  two  new  railroad  switches,  one   from   the  iJes  Moines  Uni,.n.  ..r  l^elt 
Line,  and  one  from  the  old  mine  to  the  new:   these   in  addition  to  the  previous  connection  with  the 
main  tracks  of  the  C.  R.  L  &  P.  R.  R..  give  rail  connections  with  all  the  great  systems  of  the  west. 
A  new  shaft   has   also    Ijeen  sunk  to  a  fine  vein  of  coal,  and  a  new  complete   plant  of  hoisting  and 
screening  machinery,  capable  of  handling  1,200  tons  of  coal  per  da\-,  has  been  erected  by  the  Eagle 
Iron  Works  of  Des  Moines.     By  May  15,  1896,  the  compans-  expects   to  have  installed  at   its  new 
mine  a   complete   plant  of    electric;  mining   machines.     An    illustration  of  the  plant   and   railwa\- 
connections  is  shown  on  o[)posite  page. 


IOWA  PIPE  AND  TILP:  WORKS. 
The  Iowa  Pipe  and  Tile  Company  is  incoi-porated,  with  a  paid  up  capital  stock  of  Sioo.ooo. 
It  was  organized  in  iSSi,  and  has  been  one  of  the  leading  industries  of  the  city  ever  since.  They 
manufacture  sewer  and  culvert  pipe,  vitrified  drain  tile,  well  curb  and  flue  lining,  for  which  they 
have  succeeded  in  building  up  a  ready  market  all  over  the  northwestern  states.  They  employ 
about  seventy  men  the  year  round.  The  plant  is  situated  on  the  Des  Moines  river,  a  little  above 
the  dam,  and  on  the  C.  &  X.-W.  Ry.  track.  The  clay  used  is  of  very  superior  quality,  and  the 
supply  is  unlimited.  On  the  opposite  page  is  a  bird's-eye  cut  of  the  plant,  taken  from  the  chimney 
of  the  street  car  power  house. 


IOWA   PIPE  AND  TILE   WORKS. 


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DES  MOINES  BRICK  PLANT, 


THK    I)!:S    MOIXKS    RRICK    M.\Xri",\CTrRIXG    Ci)Mi'.\\\. 

The  Des  Moines  Brick  Maiuifacturing  Company  is  the  oldest  jilant  of  the  kind  in  tlic  citv. 
It  was  organized  in  iSSg,  and  made  its  first  paving  brick  in  i.ScjV  The  plant  is  located  about  two 
miles  west  of  the  city,  between  tiie  tracks  of  the  Des  .Moines  Union  and  the  Rock  Island  roads. 
The  company  has  ten  large  kilns,  whicli  give  it  a  daily  capacity  of  120,000  brick.  It  employs  about 
100  men  and  the  monthly  pay  rolls  run  over  $3,000.  The  plant  is  equipped  with  all  the  facilities 
for  and  is  operated  the  year  round,  with  the  exception  of  a  short  time  in  midwinter.  The  largest 
output  of  the  company  in  an_\-  one  year  was  in  1X94,  when  about  22,000,000  brick  were  made.  Until 
the  past  season  the  chief  market  for  the  jiroduct  was  found  in  Des  Moines,  where  the  brick  were 
used  in  laying  pavements.  Last  }-ear,  however,  the  larger  part  of  the  product  was  sold  outside  the 
city,  going  to  Davenport,  ])ubu(iue,  Waterloo.  Keokuk,  .St.  Paul,  h'argo  and  other  cities.  There 
have  recentlx-  been  some  changes  made  in  the  management  of  the  company,  the  following  ofificers 
being  elected  in  1X95:  .Martin  Ul\-nn.  president;  II.  D.  Smith,  vice-president,  and  T.  !•".  FIvnn, 
secretarw 


THE  IOWA  BRICK  COMPANY. 
The  Iowa  Brick  Company  was  organized  in  March,  1S93,  through  the  efforts  of  its  president, 
T.  M.  Wallcer,  on  whose  lands  the  works  are  located.  The  buildings  were  erected  during  tiiat  \ear, 
under  the  super\'ision  of  B.  Jaclvson,  manager  of  the  com[)an\-.  For  con\enience,  no  better  arranged 
or  more  thoroughl_\-  equipped  |3lant  can  be  found.  It  has  a  daily  capacity  of  70,000  brick,  although 
its  machine  capacity  is  much  greater.  0\er  10,000,000  bricks  were  made  last  \-ear.  all  of  which  were 
used  in  the  pavements  and  in  buildings  in  this  and  other  cities.  End-cut,  side-cut,  re]3ressed  and 
glazed  brick  are  made;  and  being  made  of  pure  shale,  and  burned  hard,  they  arc  very  popular  for 
building  purposes,  as  the}-  will  never  discolor,  or  rec]uire  painting  as  do  the  higher  jiriced  dr\' 
press  brick.  And  for  trimmings,  nothing  is  finer  than  their  "  rock-faced  pavers,"  The  company- 
has  also  given  some  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  terra  cotta,  and  are  turning  out  some  very  fine 
work  in  that  line. 


IOWA   BKICK   PLANT. 


UNION   STOCK   YARDS. 


Di:s  MOIXKS  U.XIOX  STOCK  YARDS. 
The  Des  Moines  Union  Stock  \'ards  are  entirel_\-  new  and  very  convenient.  The\'  lia\c  a 
capacity  of  5,000  hoi^^s  and  2,000  cattle  ])er  da\-.  Tlie.se  x'artls  ha\-e  been  completed  at  an  expense 
of  from  525,000  to  S30.000,  and  are  now  open  for  business.  All  pens  are  well  floored  and  shedded, 
with  the  best  of  facilities  for  watering;  stock.  They  are  situated  in  the  southeast  part  of  Kast 
Des  Moines  in  a  conxenient  location  for  all  railroads  to  reach.  The)- are  ecjuipped  with  a  first-class 
improved  hairbank  scale  of  fift\'  tons  capacit}'.  IIa\e  a  lons^  distance  telephone  and  telegraph  wires 
reaching  to  all  points  in  the  ccnuitry. 


LIVERPOOL  c^  DES  MOINES  PACKING  COMI'AXV. 
The  cut  on  opposite  page  is  the  plant  of  the  Liverpool  &  Des  Moines  Packing  Co.,  the  largest 
manufacturing  enterprise  in  our  city,  having  a  capacity,  of  2,000  hogs  per  day.  They  do  a  ver_\-  large 
business  in  smoked  meats,  their  brand  of  hams,  breakfast  bacon  and  lard  being  the  "Acme  of 
American  Production."  The}-  are  said  to  be  the  only  packing  house  in  the  United  States  making 
ahsohdely pure  lardy.  The  officers  are  \V.  S.  Ellsworth,  president  and  general  manager,  Liverpool, 
England,  and  Harry  West,  secretary,  treasurer  and  resident  manager. 


DES  MOlNtS  PACKING   HOUSE. 


Show  Window. 


KORN  S  VIENNA  BAKERY. 
Retail  Department. 


Bake  Shop. 


KORXS  \IK.\\.\   HAKllRV. 

Mr.  Korn,  the  manai^'cr  of  this  poinilar  baken-,  located  in  Des  Moines  in  1S03  and  from  the 
start  has  met  with  tlie  best  of  success  and  now  lias  one  of  the  largest  and  most  patronized  [)laces  of 
the  kinil  in  the  citv. 

Mr.  Korn  was  located  in  Davenport  for  some  \ears  where  he  had  a  ver\-  extensive  business, 
but  owint.;  to  the  superior  advantages  and  opportunities  found  here  he  was  induced  to  dispose  of  his 
place  of  business  there  and  move  to  Des  Moines,  A  lari^^e  sujjply  of  the  choicest  of  pastries,  home 
made  and  baker's  bread  arc  kept  on  hand  at  all  times  so  that  the  most  fastidious  may  always 
receive  satisfaction.  Short  order  meals  are  served  in  annexed  tlininy;  room.  l)n  opposite  pa<re 
may  be  seen  a  cut  representing  the  interior  of  his  place  of  business. 


RESTAURANT  OF  MR    E.   E.  GREFE. 


IOWA    PATENT   OFFICE. 

The  future  growth  of  Des  Moines  and  the  State  of  Iowa,  in  distinction  to  its  past,  will,  we 
believe,  be  due  more  to  the  establishment  of  manufacturing  plants  than  in  the  increase  of  our 
agricultural  interests.  We  rejoice  in  the  [prospect.  It  will  be  a  step  forward.  .Most  successful 
manufacture! s  owe  their  [)rosperity  to  the  protection  afforded  b_\-  United  States  patents.  Since  1870 
Iowa  manufacturers  and  in\entors  have  had  their  interests  protected  and  advanced  througli  the 
agenc}-  of  the  Iowa  patent  office.  Its  head  and  originator,  Mr.  Thos.  G.  Orwig,  has  de\oted  thirty 
years  to  the  study  of  inventions  and  the  prosecution  of  cases  before  the  United  .States  patent  office. 
The  other  member  of  the  firm,  Mr.  J.  Ralph  Orwig,  is  a  young  man  in  whom  are  combined  the  gift 
of  a  naturalh'  inventive  and  mechanical  turn  of  mind,  with  five  )-ears'  stead}'  and  exclusive 
application  to  the  understanding  of  the  law  and  rules  of  practice  of  the  patent  office.  A  competent 
force  of  draftsmen  may  alvva_\-s  be  seen  at  work  on  [)atent  office  drawings,  under  the  management  of 
the  chief  draftsman,  Mr.  W.  J.  Sanke\-.     In  their  library  ma\'  be  found  copies  of  ever_\-  patent  issued 


from  the  '50's  up  to  date.  These  books  are  free  to  the  public,  and  are  much  used.  "Consultation 
free!"  appears  conspicuoush-  in  their  e.xtensive  advertising,  and  when  patents  are  allowed  to  their 
patrons,  they  give  interesting  notices  of  their  inventions  in  the  Iowa  patent  olTice  reports  that 
appear  each  week  in  hundreds  of  newspapers. 

THE  UKS  .MUINES  DAILY  NEWS. 
Jhe  Den  Moines  Dailij  Xevx  en]o\-s  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  penn\-  paper  in  Iowa 
and  the  only  one  in  Des  Moines.  The  Setux  was  established  November  9,  1881,  by  George  L. 
McCracken,  C.  S.  Wilson  and  C.  S.  Fainter.  In  1883  John  J.  Hamilton  purchased  the  Wilson  interest, 
and  in  1886  Preston  B.  Uurle\-  bought  the  Painter  third,  and  e.vcept  these  changes  the  paper  has 
been  under  the  same  ownershii)  from  the  beginning,  Messrs.  McCracken,  Hamilton  and  Durley 
continuing  as  sole  owners.  The  Xeu:s  occupies  a  handsome  building  ne.\t  door  to  the  postoffice. 
and  is  printed  on  two  magnificent  perfecting  presses  of  the  Hoe  and  Clause  makes,  the  termer  just 
purchased,  and  the  two  having  a  capacity  of  45,000  completed  and   folded  papers  per  hour.     Its 


Office. 


DES  MOINES  DAILY  NEWS  ROOMS. 


Composing  Room. 


engr.-ivin<j  and  stereotyping^  tlepartnients  arc  of  the  most  approved  modern  style.  Its  composing 
room  is  ec]ui])[)ed  with  a  batter}-  of  four  linotype  machines,  the  first  ever  operated  in  Ucs  Moines. 
The  JVcirs  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  United  Press,  and  owns  its  exclusive  afternoon  franchise 
for  Des  IMoines,  and  holds  a  contract  for  the  morning  dispatches  if  it  shall  ever  desire  to  issue  a 
morning  edition.  It  is  the  only  stockholding  member  of  the  United  I'ress  west  of  Chicago.  On 
the  morning  of  Christmas  da\-.  1S95,  the  Daily  Neics  celebrated  its  recent  passing  of  the  point  of 
10,000  daily  circulation  Ijy  firing  a  salute  of  ten  cannon  in  a  jjark  northeast  of  the  city.  Its 
publishers  claim  that  the  Daily  Newn  is  the  first  daily  newspaper  in  the  State  to  reach  that  point. 
The  success  of  the  Xeus  is  attriluitetl  b_\-  its  jjublishers  to  its  excellence  as  a  family  newspaper,  its 
independence,  its  freedom  from  partisan  and   factional   bias,  and   its  uniform  courtesy  in  discussion. 


DAILY  IOWA  CAPITAL. 
The  Daihj  Toim  Capita]  aspires  to  be  the  best  newspaper  in  Iowa.  The  mechanical  appli- 
ances for  the  production  of  a  yreat  newspaper  are  complete.  The  establishment  occu])ics  three 
floors  of  a  hantlsonie  building  situated  on  the  southwest  corner  of  East  Fifth  and  Walnut  streets. 
The  perfectiuL;-  press  is  the  most  coni])lete  and  rapid  in  the  State,  iiriiiting  from  stcreot_\'ped  plates 
manufactured  lj\-  the  best  known  processes.  Hand  t\-pesetting  has  been  done  awa\-  with  and  the 
composition  is  produced  by  a  battery  of  linot_\-pe  machines,  setting  what  old-time  compositors  would 
call  a  million  thousand  per  week.  The  publisher  of  the  Capital  is  the  owner  of  the  franchise  for 
the  day  report  of  the  Associated  Press  and  the  report  is  taken  in  the  Capital  editorial  rooms  over  a 
special  wire  furnished  by  the  Postal  Telegraph  Comi)any.  Very  complete  telegraphic  reports  are 
received  from  all  Iowa  towns  and  cities  every  day.  while  the  local  field  is  especially  well  covered. 
The  Capital  ix  jmllislitil  at  the  lair  rati-  of  ttit  cents  jh-/'  weel'  in  the  citij,  or  $-1  jitr  year  hi/  laail.  Its 
circulation  is  commensurate  with  the  population  and  prosperit_\-  of  the  largest  city  in  Iowa.  The 
Capital  is  sent  in  exchange  to  e\er_\'  newspaper  in  Iowa  and  is  probabl\-  the  most  widely  quoted  of 
all  Iowa  journals. 


S.  N.  Spotts,  Manager. 


DAILY   IOWA   CAPITAL  STAFF. 
Hon.  Lafayette  Young,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 


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Frank  Armstrong.  City  Editor. 


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THK  SATURDAY  RICVU-AV. 
The  Satiirilay  Rerleio.  as  the  successor  of  a  small  suburban  paper  called  "  The  Xorth  Bex 
2To!.nes  Press,"'  made  its  first  appearance  April  19,  iSgo,  under  the  ownership  of  a  stock  company  of 
youni,^  men.  no  one  of  whom  had  a  very  -real  financial  interest,  but  each  of  whom  was  supposed  to 
take  a  hand  in  editin--  it.  A  little  later  Mr.  John  M.  Pope  became  its  editor,  and  continued  as  such 
until  September  30.  1803.  when  the  present  editor  and  mana-er.  .Mr.  j.  E.  Clarey.  became  a  principal 
owner  and  assumed  editorial  control.  It  is  published  by  the  Saturday-  Review  l*ublishin<,r  Company, 
and  is  still  edited  and  manasjjed  by  Mr.  Clarey.  The  Beview  is  an  independent  literar.\-  an.l  family 
newspaper,  -iving  chief  attention  to  local  affairs  and  e.xertin.t,'  a  forceful  influence  in  municippl 
matters.      Its  office  and  eilitorial  rooms  are  in  the  Manhatt;>n  building. 


THE  RECORD. 
It  has  been  said  that  Des  Moines  sets  the  pace  for  Saturday  journalism  in  tiie  west.  It  is 
thought  by  many  that  the  Hecord  sets  the  pace  for  Saturday  journaHsm  in  Des  Moines.  Tliis  suc- 
cessful young-  paper  is  republican  in  politics.  It  is  enterprising,  alert,  and  aggressive  in  its  editorial 
and  business  management.  It  completel\'  covers  the  local  field  and  its  man\-  departments  are  read 
with  interest  throughout  the  state.  The  features  of  the  paper  are:  Editorial  and  General  Comment; 
Society  and  Topics;  Lodge  News;  Notes  of  Traveling  Men;  Amateur  Si)ort;  Cycling  and  C)-clists; 
Base  Ball;  and — there  are  others.  Mr.  Frank  H.  I'erry,  who  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Si(tur(Iaij  Review  of  this  cit}-  and  its  business  manager  for  five  years,  is  its  managing  editor;  Mr.  C. 
S.  Wilson,  the  veteran  journalist,  is  associate  editor;  Mr.  Fred  \V.  Perry  is  business  manager,  and 
Mr.  Henrv  Tvler  is  assistant  business  manager. 


Henry  Tyler,  Ass  t  Business  Manager. 


PUBLISHERS  OF  THE  RECORD. 
Frank  H.  Perry.  Editor. 


Fred  W.  Perry,  Business  Manager 


MAIL  AND  TIMES— Residence  of  Mr.  F.   B.  Whitcomb. 


THE  MAIL  AND  TIMKS. 
This  flourishing  paper,  wliich  is  publislicd  every  Saturday,  is  devoted  to  social,  literary  and 
musical  events,  and  is  the  leading  paper  of  its  kind  in  Iowa.  It  was  established  in  1879.  The 
present  owner,  Mr.  K.  B.  Whitcomb,  has  been  connected  with  the  paper  as  its  manager  almost  from 
its  start,  and  to  his  pride  in  his  paper,  his  tact  and  ability,  is  due  the  success  and  business  prosperity 
which  makes  The  Ma',!  and  Tni,e><  the  newspaper  triumph  it  now  is.  This  paper  occupies  a  field  of 
its  own,  and  is  a  welcome  guest  in  nearly  ever\-  home  in  Des  Moines:  and  while  other  publications 
have  sought  to  enter  its  domain,  nothing  seems  to  take  the  place  of  tie  old,  staunch  Mall  and 
Tirnetf. 


IOWA  HOIVESTEAD  BUILDING-Torner  ol  Third  and  Locust  Sts, 


INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  HORTICULTURAL  HALL.  IOWA  STATE  FAIR. 


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W.  L.  MORRIS'  GREENHOUSLS  AND  RESIDENCE     S.  E.  Corner  oJ  Twenty-sixth  St.  and  Cottage  Grove  Avenue. 


Tlil'.  MORRIS  (iRKl-.XIIOUSKS. 
ProbabU-  no  iiulustr)-  in  Dcs  Moines  has  [)rospeiLHl  and  increased  more  rapid!)'  than  that  ot 
W.  I..  Morris,  the  florist.  It  was  established  in  1SS4  on  a  small  scale,  but  has  thrown  until  it  now 
comprises  ten  lart^e  ^greenhouses  co\'erins^  almost  an  acre,  all  ol  which  arc  under  s^lass  roof  as  ma\- 
be  seen  b)-  the  en[_''ra\'inL;  on  the  opposite  paj^e.  It  is  one  of  the  larn;est  establishments  of  the  kind 
in  the  west — furnishing;'  employment  for  several  hands  the  year  round.  In  addition  to  his  wholesale 
trade  Mr.  Morris  also  conducts  a  larue  retail  store  at  306  Seventh  street,  wiiere  a  large  amount  of 
the  products  of  his  "^-reenhouses  are  sold. 


FRANK    D.  JACKSON. 

Frank  Darr  Jackson   was   born   in  Arcade,  Wx-oming  county,  New   York,  January   26,  1854. 

The  Jackson  family    moved  to    Iowa  when   the   subject    of  this  sketch  was  in  his  fourteenth  year. 

He  was  educated  at  the  Iowa  Agricultural  College  at  Ames.     Having  served  his  .State  in  different 

capacities    for  over  si.x   \'ears   he    retired   from   public    life   in  1890  to  devote  his  entire  time  to  the 

business  of  the  Royal  Union  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Compan)-  of  which  he  has  been  president  since 

i88g.     In  response  to  the  popular  demand  the  republican  part}'  made  him  its  nominee  for  governor 

in  i8g^,  and  after  a  campaign  in  which  he  displayed  wonderful   powers  as  a  public  speaker,  he  was 

elected  bv  i3,ooo  pluralitv. 

'   ■  '  SIDNEY  A.  FOSTER. 

Sidne}'  A.  F"oster  is  secretary- and  general  manager  of  the  Royal  Union  Mutual  Life  Insurance 

Compan\ ,  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa.     Air.  Foster  is  a  nati\e  of  Alleghan)-  count}-.  New  York,  where  he 

was  born  May  17,  1S49.      ^^"^  came  west  in  1865.     When  a  bo\-  he  apprenticed  in  tlie  printing  trade. 

His  first  newspaper  enterprise  in  Iowa  was  at  Osage.      He  continued   in  the  newspaper  business  at 

Osage  and  Norwood  until  1884,  when  he  withdrew   from  acti\e  connection  with   his  profession,  as 

editor,  and  began  the  organization  of  the  compan}-  with   which  he  is  now  connected.      His  personal 

efforts  have  made  his  company  a  very  gratif}-ing  success. 


HON     FRANK  D    JACK30N 


MR.  SIDNEY  A.  FOSTER. 


DR.  A    L.  FRISBIE-Pastor  of  Plymouth  Congregationa'.  Church. 


SECRETARY   McFARLAND. 


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HON    C     H     GATCH. 


MR.  JAMES  A    CALLANAN 


MRS    MARTHA  COANLEY  CALLANAN. 


MRS    C,   HOLT  FLINT. 


I\IRS.  MARTHA  COONLKV  CALLANAN. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Albany  county,  N.  V.,  the  l8th  day  of  May,  1826. 
Her  parents  were  Daniel  and  Anne  Coonle\';  she  was  the  \-oungest  of  a  family  of  fi\-e  girls — 
there  being  no  bo}^s  in  the  family.  She'lived  with  her  parents  on  the  farm  until  1846  when  she 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Mr.  James  A.  Callanan,  after  which  time  they  resided  in  Albany  until  the 
\-ear  1863,  at  which  time  they  removed  to  Ues  Moines,  Iowa,  where  they  have  since  resided.  She 
has  always  been  acti\e  in  societ\',  having  been  an  active  member  of  the  "Woman's  Club"  since  its 
organization,  and  she  has  served  as  president  one  or  two  terms.  .She  has  also  been  closely  allied 
with  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  movement  in  the  city,  and  also  in  the  whole  State,  and  has  done  a  great  deal 
for  the  cause  of  political  equality,  both  by  personal  influence  and  by  contributing  generously 
from  her  means,  and  has  always  proved  herself  read\-  to  give  any  necessary  financial  support  to 
tliis    and  other  causes  which  are  worth}-  of  assistance  and  encouragement. 

MRS.   C.   HOLT    FLINT. 

In  Otsego  county.  New  York,  May  12,  1830,  Calista  Holt  was  born  a  suffragist — her  ancestors 
all  ha\  ing  helped  in  educating  the  people  to  demand  independence  and  to  achieve  it.  She  was 
married  to  C.  L.  Flint  in  1849.  They  came  to  Delaware  count)-,  Iowa,  in  1853,  to  develop  a  stock 
ami  dairy  farm.  Their  three  cliildren  were  born  there,  ami  fitted  by  herself  to  enter  academies. 
Her  husband  died  in  188",  and  in  1891  she  came  to  Des  Moines,  and  has  since  devoted  the  energy 
and  e.xecutive  ability  she  has  been  forced  to  cultivate  to  the  work  for  equal  suffrage. 


COL.  DORUS  M.  FOX. 
Col.  Dorus  M.  Fox,  whose  able  paper  on  "Capital  Punishment"  in  the  March  Midland  was  the 
subject  of  much  comment,  has  just  published  a  book  of  rare  interest  to  many,  entitled  "History  of 
Political  Parties,  National  Reminiscences  and  the  Tippecanoe  Movement."  The  book  includes  600 
pages,  and  is  well  printed,  profusely  and  handsoniel\-  engraved  and  substantially  bound.  The  work 
includes  "elaborate  accounts  of  the  Federal  and  Republican  parties  of  the  Olden  Time,"  of  "Their 
Passing  Away,  the  Organization  and  Historic  Acts  of  the  Whig,  Republican  and  Democratic  Parties, 
with  brief  allusions  to  the  other  political  bodies  of  ephemeral  existence,  together  with  an  appendi.x 
containing  a  variety  of  useful  tables,"  etc.  Its  author,  president  of  the  Des  Moines  Tippecanoe 
Club,  was  one  of  the  most  influential  originators  of  the  Tippecanoe  movement,  which  played  an 
effective  part  in  the  memorable  Harrison  campaign  of  1888.  He  is  a  fine  specimen  of  the  mental 
and  physical  vigor  typical  of  the  western  pioneer,  who,  in  1840,  made  the  woods  and  prairies  ring 
with  "Tippecanoe  and  Tyler,  too." 


Mr.  J.  I.  Clark  was  born  in  Ogle  county,  Illi- 
nois, August  19,  1850,  where  he  lived  until  his 
fifteenth  year,  when  he  moved  to  Victor,  Iowa. 
While  in  \'ictor  he  was  extensively  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits.  In  1879  he  with  his  famil_\- 
moved  to  Des  Moines,  and  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business.  Mr.  Clark  has  alwa\-s  made  a 
specialty  of  dealing  in  line  residence  ]3ropert_\', 
and  it  can  be  truthfully  said  that  he  has  built  and 
sold  more  valuable  residences  than  any  other  one 
man  in  this  city.  As  a  business  man  Mr.  Clark  is, 
and  has  been,  very  successful  in  all  of  his  under- 
takings and  ranks  very  high  among  the  manv  suc- 
cessful and  well   l<nown  business  men  of  the  cit)-. 


MR.  J.  1.  CLARK. 


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HON.  ISAAC  BRANDT. 


HON.  ISAAC  BRANDT. 
We  arc  indebted  to  the  Honorable  Isaac 
Brandt  for  many  of  the  historical  facts  and 
matters  of  interest  concerning  the  early  history 
of  the  city,  and  are  pleased  to  publish  a  brief 
biography  and  [Hjrtrait  in  this  connection,  and 
also  a  cut  showing  his  residence,  Chcrr\-  Place, 
as  it  was   in  '69  and  as  it  is  in  '96. 

Isaac  Brandt  was  born  near  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  on  April  7,  1827.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  best  of  public  and  private  schools 
of  Fairfield  count}-.  Ohio.  On  October  18,  1843, 
he  was  apprenticed  to  Hezckiah  Brooke  to  learn 
the  boot  and  shoemaker's  trade.  For  a  few 
years  he  taught  school  in  the  winter  season  and 
worked    at    his    trade    until    he    completed    his 


Cherry  Place  i-s  it  was  in   1869  RESIDENCE  OF  MR.   ISAAC  BRANDT. 


Cherry  Place  in   18 


ediicatit)!!.  On  Novtmhcr  I,  |S4(),  lie  was  unitctl  in  niarriai^e  with  Harriet  Wisely,  who  was  born 
and  raised  in  the  same  neiL;hborhood.  In  May,  lS;o,  he  and  his  yoiun,'  wife  ]Hit  all  their  carthU' 
possessions  in  a  two-horse  wat,ron  and  started  for  Auburn,  Indiana,  whore  thev  arri\cd  in  ten 
days,  after  dri\'intj  thr<)ut;h  mud  and  mire.      Mr.  Brandt  o[)ened  up  a  shoe  shop  and  did  a   thri\in<j 


business. 


In  .\i)ril,  1S5S,  with  his  wife  and  three  small  children  he  remo\ed  to  the  city  of  I)es  Moines 
where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  In  the  fall  of  18;^,  he  embarked  in  the  mercantile  trade  in  I)es 
Moines  and  continuetl  in  that  business  tor  se\  en  _\'cars. 

Mr.  Brandt  has  held  several  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  In  ( )ctobcr,  1854,  he  was  elected  to 
tlie  office  of  sheriff  of  DeKalb  count}-,  Indiana,  which  office  he  held  for  the  term  of  two  years.  On 
]aiuiar\'  I,  1867,  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Treasurer  of  State,  which  position  he  held  for  si.x 
years.  In  October,  1S73,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  representatives  of  folk  count\-  to  the  I'"ifteenth 
General  Assembly.  On  lune  2,  1890,  Mr.  Brandt  was  appointed  postmaster  of  the  cit_\-  of  I)es 
Moines,  which  position  he  held  until  August  15,  1894. 


Mr.  Brandt  has  devoted  much  of  his  time  and  money  to  promote  the  cause  of  temperance. 
He  served  four  terms  as  Grand  Worthy  Chief  Templar  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Good 
Templars  of  Iowa.  He  is  a  firm  and  devoted  prohibition-republican,  a  man  of  rugged  constitution, 
active  in  all  his  undertakings,  and  ver\'  positive  in  his  convictions.  In  the  days  of  slavery  he  was 
an  active  member  of  the  underground  railroad.  Many  a  poor  colored  man  has  been  led  by  the 
light  of  the  north  star  by  Mr.  Brandt  to  his  freedom  while  others  were  sleeping.  John  Brown,  on 
his  last  trip  through  Des  Moines,  stopped  at  his  house  and  in  parting  bade  farewell  over  an  old 
wooden  gate  that  is  preserved  as  a  souvenir  of  that  noble  old  mart\'r,  who  gave  up  his  life  for  the 
love  of  the  colored  race.  Mr.  Brandt  has  in  his  possession  much  of  the  correspondence  to  the 
iV"«/'  Yorl-  Tr'ihiiite,  New  Tori:  Times,  and  the  Charleston  papers,  that  had  correspondents  on  the 
ground  during  the  trial  and  execution  of  John  Brown,  in  No\'ember  and  December,  1859,  and 
several  of  his  letters  to  his  wife  and  family  during  his  imprisonment.  They  are  truh'  rare  docu- 
ments and  are  now  of  rrreat  value. 


U.  E.  PEARSON. 

\'ei\'  few  photograi)liers  liave  won  'jo 
einiabic  a  reputation  as  Mr.  O.  V..  Pearson, 
whose  galler\'  is  located  at  East  Si.xtli  and 
Locust  streets.  The  rooms  are  riclih'  fiirn- 
islietl  and  artisticall\'  arrantjed,  and  equipped 
with  tiie  latest  inipro\ements  in  instruments 
iinented  for  the  business.  His  life  size  por- 
traits won  much  admiration.  He  also  made 
a  specialt}'  of  fine  cabinet  photos. 

He  was  \cr}-  successful  as  a  scenic  artist. 
HuweNer,  some  of  the  \iews  in  this  work 
bearing  his  name  do  not  do  him  credit  as 
they  were  made  by  his  assistants,  as  Mr. 
Pearson's  business  made  it  impracticable  for 
him  to  be  absent  from  his  gallery  much  of 
the  time.  The  cut  of  Mr.  Homer  D.  Cope, 
j)ublished  herewith,  was  reproduced  from  a 
photograph  made  1)\-  Mr.  Pearson. 


HOMER  D.  COPE. 


MR.   ]•.  \V.  WEl^STER. 

Mr.  F.  W.  Webster  established  in 
tlie  phototjrapliic  business  in  the  year 
i8<Sg.  His  business  has  been  a 
marked  success  from  the  bei^inning 
as  his  work'  is  deser\ing  of  great 
credit,  as  is  shown  by  the  fact  that 
his  work  has  been  awarded  the  high- 
est ])rize  at  the  Iowa  State  h'air  for 
the  kist  two  \'ears.  He  is  prepared 
to  fiuMiish  all  kinds  t)f  work',  Ironi 
miniature  to  life  size  portraits,  in  oik 
water  color,  sepia  aiul  pastel;  he  also 
nicd^ces  a  specialt}-  of  taking  fine  (lut- 
duor  \iews,  man)'  of  the  views  in  this 
work  liaxinLT  been  furnisiied  b\-  him. 


RESIDENCE  OF  MR,   F,  W.  WEBSTER. 


residence;of  ^  r.  l.  harbach. 


GROUP  OF  RESIDENCES  DESIGNED  BY  FOSTER,  LIEBBE  &  SMITH. 
Residence  of  Mr.  Slater.  Residence  of  Mr,  John  Trostle.  Residence  of  Mr.  Jesse  Wells. 

Residence  of  Mr.  Marquis  Younker. 


KESlDtNCE  OF  MR    G.  M.  RE  YNOLDS -0.„..r   Des  Mo.nes  Na.,onal   Bank. 


RESIDENCES  OF  MESSRS.  FAIRALL  AND  TEACHOUT, 


RESIDENCE  OF  MR.  FRANK  BAYLIES. 


RESIDENCE  OF  HON.  C     H.  GATCH. 


RESIDENCE  OF  MR.  WILLIAM  FOSTER. 


RESIDENCE  OF  MR    W.   E.   BENTLEY. 


J.  H    Nichols. 
William  Miller. 


GROUP  OK  RESIDENCES  DESIGNED  BY  C.  C.  CROSS  CO  ,  Architects. 
W.  H.  Harwood. 


John  Newborn. 
Wm.  M.  Black. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  MR.  F.  A.  PERCIVAL. 


RESIDENCE  OK  MK    THOMAS  HAT  ION. 


RESIDENCE  OF  MR.  J    S.  POLK— C.  C.  Nourse.  Architect. 


GEO.  S.  REDHEAD. 


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THE  IOWA  l'RI\T].\(j  H)M\'.\\\. 
The  l\p()L;iai)li\',  prcssworlc  aiul  bindinjj  of  the  lilnstratcd  Soiuenir  is  ample  evidence  tiiat 
Des  Moines  has  a  pufjHshinijf  lioiise  in  tiic  Iowa  I'rintinj,'  C"oni]jan_\-  that  is  thoroughly  cquip[)eti  for 
first-class  work.  This  well  l<nown  house  is  now  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  lithograpliing 
estabh'slunents  in  the  west  in  commercial  and  bank  work.  The_\-  make  a  specialtx-  of  college 
and  school  diplomas,  receiving  orders  from  c\cry  state  in  the  Union.  Their  various  deijartmcnts 
include  printing,  loinding,  lithographing,  copper  plate  engraving  and  steel  die  embossing.  They 
emplo\'  an  average  of  seventv-five  persons-  occup\-ing  the  first,  second  and  [lart  of  the  third 
floors  of  their  building,  each  being  45.\i32   feet,    120  and   122   l'"ourth  street. 


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THE  STAR  KNGRAVIXG  C(nU'.\W. 
The  Star  KiigraviiiLi  Company  have  been  engaged  in  business  seven  years  and  are  by  tar  the 
largest  conipan\-  of  the  kind  west  of  Chicago.  The)'  furnish  all  kinds  of  engravings  and  illustrations 
for  the  press.  They  have  a  large  establishment  thoroughly  equipi)ed  with  tlie  best  improvements  in 
machinery  and  apparatus  rei|uired  for  making  all  kinds  of  engravings,  viz:  Zinc  Etchings,  W  ood 
Cuts,  both  [jlain  and  in  colors.  Half  Tones,  Electrotypes  and  .Stereotypes,  etc.  Their  iiall  tone 
engravings  are  eijual  if  not  superior  to  any  made,  as  may  be  seen  by  examining  the  contents  of  this 
work  and  comparing  it  with  other  works  of  similar  character,  all  of  the  engravings  having  been  made 
by  them.     On  the  opposite  page  is  given  a  view  of  tjio  interior  of  the  foundr\-. 


CHARLES  G.  FINNEY  WILCOX. 


HENRY   W.  WILCOX 


THE  IOWA  HISTORICAL  1 1,  LUST  RAT  I  Xl'.  CO.Ml'AW. 
The  hiwa  llistoiical  llhistiati\-e  Cniii])aii\- coiiiiiicnccd  the  comi)ihiti()n  of  this  uoil<  Septeiiibci- 
I,  iHgs.aiul  ha\e  l)cen  constanth' ciit^aLjcil  in  the  wmk  Ironi  that  time  to  the  present.  The  company 
was  organized  lur  llie  puri)ose  oi  puhlishim;-  Souvenirs  and  other  ilhistrated  publications.  Special 
attention  is  i;iven  to  funiishinL;^  fine  phott>L^iaphic  views  antl  enL;i-avini;-s  of  huildiniijs,  landscapes 
or  any  work  which  demands  the  attention  antl  skill  of  ^ood  artists.  All  kinds  of  engraving  for  the 
trade  are  also  furnished,  as  cards,  letter  heads  and  various  kinds  of  design  wvork.  i\Ir.  Charles  V. 
\Vilco.\,  the  manager,  is  esijecially  adapted  to  the  work,  since  he  has  for  several  years  previous  to  the 
organization  ol  the  conipan\-  l)een  engaged  in  the  work  of  a  designer  and  engraver,  lie  is  the  origi- 
nator and  i)ropiietor  of  this  enterprise  and  employs  such  men  as  are  best  ([ualified  to  pertorni  the 
part  of  the  work  assigned  them.  Those  whose  serviceshave  been  of  the  most  im])ortance  in  com- 
piling this  volume  are  the  [ihotographers  Messrs  F.  W.  Webster,  O.  V..  I'earson.  Tom  lames,  II.  N. 
Little  and  I-",.  S.  Cardner,  Mr.  Gardner  furnishing  more  of  the  views  than  an\-  other  one,  in  tact  about 
half  of  the  engravings  in  this  book  were  from  photographs  made  bv  him.  <  )n  the  opi)osite  page 
are  portraits  of  the  manager,  Charles  h".  Wilcox,  and  special  assistant,  llenr\-  W'.  Wilcox,  who  has 
been  in  the  work  with  him  for  a  short  time. 


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